Patent ID: 8473705

Claim:
A memory access apparatus comprising: a processor; an interface; and a memory control circuit; an interface external to said processor and said memory control circuit; and a clock generator providing a clock signal common to said processor, said interface, and said memory control circuit for timing control, wherein said processor comprises an issuer which issues a memory access request, said memory access request being a memory read or write request, said interface comprises a first holder which holds the memory access request issued by said issuer processor in response to the clock signal, said memory control circuit comprises an access processor processing circuit which executes an access process in accordance that complies with the memory access request held by said first holder, and wherein said memory control circuit further comprises a first outputter which outputs a first ready/busy signal to said interface, the first ready/busy signal indicating whether said access processing circuit is ready to execute the memory access request by referring to a process state of said access processor, said interface further comprises a creator which creates a response signal to said processor based on the memory access request issued by said processor issuer and the first ready/busy signal outputted by said first outputter, and said processor further comprises a second outputter which outputs a second ready/busy signal to said interface based on the response signal created by said creator, the second ready/busy signal indicating acknowledgment by said processor for said memory control circuit to proceed with execution of the memory access request.