Patent ID: 6385094
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G06F,G11C

Abstract:
A method of operating a memory device, comprising:determining whether a read command is to be issued consecutively after a write command; issuing a posted read command before issuance of the write command, wherein the posted read command is issued in place of the read command to be issued consecutively after the write command; issuing the write command; transporting write data onto a bus in response to the write command; reading read data from the memory device, in response to the posted read command, prior to writing the write data to the memory device; storing the read data in a buffer; transporting the write data from the bus to the memory device to write the write data into the memory device; and outputting the read data corresponding to the posted read command from the buffer onto the bus following transport of the write data from the bus to the memory device.