Patent ID: 9502085
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F,G11C,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method for configuring a data width of a memory module, the memory module having memory devices and module data-group ports to communicate respective data groups, the method comprising: sensing a value indicative of the data width; responsive to a first value indicative of a first data width, coupling each module-data group port to a respective one of the memory devices; responsive to a second value indicative of a second data width, alternatively coupling a subset of the module data-group ports to a first or a second subset of the memory devices; and receiving first commands and, responsive to the first value and the first commands, issuing second commands to the memory devices or, responsive to the second value and the first commands, issuing third commands to one or the other of the first and second subsets of the memory devices.