Patent ID: 6317812
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G06F,G11C,Y02D

Abstract:
A method for transferring command, address and data information between memory systems via a serial bus connected therebetween, comprising the steps of:serializing each command, address or data information into respective string components;providing a code tag to each respective string component;multiplexing the respective string components into a serial stream so that each respective string component has a definite start and end time sequence and is preceded by its corresponding tag code;providing a serial protocol control signal which provides a time reference for the start and end of each respective string component in the serial stream;transferring the serial stream and the serial protocol control signal from one memory system to another memory system;detecting the start and end of each respective string component in the serial stream by reference to the serial protocol control signal;reading the tag code of each respective string component and routing each respective string component in the serial stream accordingly, thereby extracting each command, address or data string components from the serial stream in the other memory system.