AMD Assigned Patent

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Sunnyvale, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,396,110) developed by Kegel, Andrew G., Redmond, WA, for a “non-volatile hybrid memory.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Memory units and computer systems are provided. The computer systems include a memory unit. The memory unit includes a stable storage unit, an unstable storage unit, and a controller. The unstable storage unit stores pending write operations for the stable storage unit. The controller is configured to determine the locations in the unstable storage that store the pending write information and to selectively write the pending write operations to the stable storage unit when power to the memory unit is interrupted.“

The patent application was filed on December 21, 2012 (13/725,177).