Patents by Inventor Shriram Ravichandran

Shriram Ravichandran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Credit scheme for multi-queue memory controllers
    Patent number: 11379388
    Abstract: A memory controller includes an address decoder, a first command queue coupled to a first output of the address decoder for receiving memory access requests for a first memory channel, and the second command queue coupled to a second output of the address decoder for receiving memory access requests for a second memory channel. A request credit control circuit is coupled to the first command queue and the second command queue, and operates to track a number of outstanding request credits. The request credit control circuit issues a request credit in response to a designated event based on a number of available entries of the first and second command queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Kedarnath Balakrishnan, Shriram Ravichandran