Remote Memory Device Wireless Coupling for Bandwidth Bottlenecks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing semiconductor memory systems face limitations in power consumption and bandwidth when additional resources are physically connected to computing devices, leading to reduced performance and increased costs, with physical data buses causing bottlenecks in resource utilization.

Innovation Solution

A remote memory device system that wirelessly couples with network devices, utilizing processing and memory resources via device-to-device communication technology in higher frequency bands like EHF, allowing for remote execution of instructions without the need for physical connection, thus reducing power consumption and maximizing resource performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If additional memory and processing resources are physically connected to computing devices, then resource capacity is increased, but power consumption increases and bandwidth becomes exhausted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource capacityVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical data bus connections with wireless communication technology. Remote memory and processing resources communicate with computing devices through wireless signals in higher frequency bands (e.g., EHF band), eliminating the need for physical mechanical connections and reducing the power consumption associated with maintaining physical bus interfaces and connections.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces wireless communication technology as an intermediary between computing devices and remote resources. This intermediary enables data transfer without direct physical connection, allowing resources to be accessed remotely while avoiding the power consumption and bandwidth limitations of physical data bus connections.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Quantity of substance

If additional memory and processing resources are physically connected to computing devices, then resource capacity is increased, but bandwidth is exhausted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource capacityVSAvoidbandwidth

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes wireless communication for physical data bus connections. By using wireless signals in higher frequency bands, the system achieves greater bandwidth capacity without the physical constraints of data bus width and signal integrity limitations that restrict bandwidth in physically connected systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If physical data buses are used to connect resources, then resource utilization is improved, but bottlenecks are created

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresource utilizationVSAvoidphysical connection infrastructure

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent eliminates physical data bus infrastructure by using wireless communication. This substitution removes the bottlenecks inherent in physical connections (signal attenuation, interference, physical layout constraints) while maintaining resource utilization through high-speed wireless data transfer capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Speed

If wireless communication in higher frequency bands is used, then data transfer speed is increased, but power consumption may increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer speedVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent utilizes higher frequency bands (e.g., EHF band) for wireless communication to achieve faster data transfer speeds. By operating in higher frequency ranges, the system benefits from increased bandwidth availability and faster signal propagation, which improves data transfer speed while the wireless nature of the connection eliminates the power consumption overhead of physical bus interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11711797B2Method and device capable of executing instructions remotely in accordance with multiple logic units

Publication Date: 2023.07.25 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC

AI summary

Systems, apparatuses and method related to remotely executable instructions are described. A device may be wirelessly coupled to (e.g., physically separated) another device, which may be in a physically separate device. The another device may remotely execute instructions associated with performing various operations, which would have been entirely executed at the device absent the another device. The outputs obtained as a result of the execution may be transmitted, via the transceiver, back to the device via a wireless communication link (e.g., using resources of an ultra high frequency (UHF), super high frequency (SHF), extremely high frequency (EHF), and/or tremendously high frequency (THF) bands). The another device at which the instructions are remotely executable may include memory resources, processing resources, and transceiver resources; they may be configured to use one or several communication protocols over licensed or shared frequency spectrum bands, directly (e.g., device-to-device) or indirectly (e.g., via a base station).