Patent ID: 6243768
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: G06F,G11C

Abstract:
A method of performing a burst transfer of data between a memory resource and a device, the method including:initiating a burst transfer of data between the memory resource and the device;determining if the burst transfer of data between the memory resource and the device is allowable;if the burst transfer of the data is allowable, then transferring a portion of the data and incrementing an access address to reference a subsequent location in the memory resource; andif the burst transfer of the data is not allowable, then maintaining the access address to reference a current location in the memory resource, performing a sequence of back-to-back operations with respect to the access address, so that each operation of the sequence of operations is with respect to the current location in the memory resource, and maintaining an internal clock of the memory resource operational by maintaining a clock enable signal in an asserted state until the burst transfer of the data becomes allowable.