Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
PROGRAMMABLE ERROR CORRECTION CODE ENCODING AND DECODING LOGIC

Abstract:

A memory module includes logic elements that are configurable to a particular ECC implementation. As used herein, the term "ECC implementation" refers to ECC functionality for performing error detection and subsequent processing, for example using the results of the error detection to perform error correction and to encode data such that any errors can be later identified and corrected. The approach allows a memory module or computing device to be configured to a specific ECC implementation without requiring requests to be sent back and forth between a host.