Patent ID: 8438434
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: G11C,H03M

Abstract:
1. A memory unit to store data from a data block of predefined size, the memory unit comprising: a plurality of memory banks comprising an equal number of spaces wherein a minimum number of spaces, which is greater than zero, remains unoccupied when all bits in the data block occupy separate spaces in the plurality of memory banks, the plurality of memory banks being arranged and configured to: upon a request to write into at least one of the memory banks in the plurality, store data associated with a received address, the received address comprising an address field and a sub-address field, wherein the address field contains a value corresponding to a target memory bank in the plurality of memory banks and the sub-address field contains a value corresponding to a target space within the target memory bank; wherein the size of the data block is defined by one of a group of standards: MediaFLO, ETSI-SDR, or DVB-SH.