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Patent US8130560 - Multi-rank partial width memory modules - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system is provided for multi-rank, partial-width memory modules. A memory controller is provided. Additionally, a memory bus is provided. Further, a memory module with a plurality of ranks of memory circuits is provided, the memory module including a first number of data pins that is less than a second...http://www.google.com/patents/US8130560?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8130560 - Multi-rank partial width memory modulesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8130560 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/939,432Publication dateMar 6, 2012Filing dateNov 13, 2007Priority dateNov 13, 2006Also published asUS8446781, US8760936Publication number11939432, 939432, US 8130560 B1, US 8130560B1, US-B1-8130560, US8130560 B1, US8130560B1InventorsSuresh Natarajan Rajan, Michael John Sebastian SmithOriginal AssigneeGoogle Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (114), Non-Patent Citations (179), Referenced by (10), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMulti-rank partial width memory modulesUS 8130560 B1Abstract A system is provided for multi-rank, partial-width memory modules. A memory controller is provided. Additionally, a memory bus is provided. Further, a memory module with a plurality of ranks of memory circuits is provided, the memory module including a first number of data pins that is less than a second number of data pins of the memory bus.
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