Patent ID: 9411521
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G06F,G11C

Claim Text:
1. A method for accessing a memory device in response to read requests, comprising: in response to a first request, composing a first read sequence using a command protocol of the memory device, the first read sequence including a command code and a starting physical address; and upon receipt of a second request, determining a starting physical address of a second read sequence according to the command protocol of the memory device, and if the starting physical address of the second read sequence is sequential to an ending physical address of the first read sequence, then composing the second read sequence using the command protocol without a command code, else composing the second read sequence using the command protocol with a read command, wherein the memory device includes a state machine including a sequential read state, and the first read sequence ends with a pause in the sequential read state.