Patent ID: 11947979
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 20:
21. A device, comprising:
a buffer that when in operation stores data related to a state of operation of the device or a result generated by the device; and
a register that when in operation stores a buffer byte count corresponding to a first number of bytes of the data to facilitate a DMA transfer of the data through configuration of a DMA controller to receive DMA transfers having data of a variable lengths based on the buffer byte count, wherein the device outputs dummy bits in conjunction with the DMA transfer when the buffer byte count is lesser than a burst boundary value as a second number of bytes to be transferred in conjunction with the DMA transfer, wherein the device outputs the first number of bytes of the data in conjunction with the DMA transfer when the buffer byte count is equal to the burst boundary value.