US 11,860,782 B2
Compensating for DRAM activation penalties
Eliad Hillel, Herzliya (IL); Elad Sity, Tel Aviv (IL); David Shamir, Tel Aviv (IL); and Shany Braudo, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to NeuroBlade Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed by NeuroBlade Ltd., Tel Aviv (IL)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/668,240.
Application 17/668,240 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2020/000665, filed on Aug. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/983,174, filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/971,912, filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/907,659, filed on Sep. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/886,328, filed on Aug. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0164285 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 12/0802 (2016.01); G06F 12/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/78 (2006.01); G06F 12/0871 (2016.01)
CPC G06F 12/0802 (2013.01) [G06F 12/0646 (2013.01); G06F 12/1458 (2013.01); G06F 13/1657 (2013.01); G06F 13/1668 (2013.01); G06F 15/786 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1056 (2013.01); G06F 2212/60 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7202 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A memory unit comprising:
one or more memory banks;
a bank controller;
a plurality of address generators, the plurality of address generators including at least a first address generator and a second address generator;
wherein at least one of the plurality of address generators is configured to:
provide to the bank controller a current address of a current row to be accessed in an associated memory bank of the one or more memory banks, the current address being generated by the first address generator;
determine a predicted address of a next row to be accessed in the associated memory bank, the predicted address being generated by the second address generator within a predetermined time period after the first address generator has generated the current address; and
provide the predicted address to the bank controller before completion of an operation relative to the current row associated with the current address.