CPC G06F 11/1004 (2013.01) [G06F 3/064 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An integrated-circuit (IC) memory buffer comprising:
an external interface to receive external memory requests each specifying a memory address within a range of memory addresses corresponding to a first memory region;
a memory interface to issue successive local memory requests responsive to each of the external memory requests, the successive local memory requests including:
a first local memory request specifying a row address and a first column address within the first memory region;
a second local memory request specifying the row address and a second column address within the first memory region; and
a third local memory request specifying the row address and a third column address corresponding to a second memory region outside of the first memory region.
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