Intel Corporation
TRANSLATION CACHE AND CONFIGURABLE ECC MEMORY FOR REDUCING ECC MEMORY OVERHEAD

Abstract:

A translation cache and configurable error checking and correction ("ECC") memory reduces ECC memory overhead. The translation cache supports a configurable ECC memory capable of storing a portion of a cache line, along with any ECC data, in corresponding parts of memory devices to reduce the ECC memory overhead in a memory subsystem. The corresponding parts include any same one of an upper, lower, left or right part of memory devices in a memory module, including dynamic random access memory ("DRAM") devices in a dual inline memory module ("DIMM").