Look ahead methods and apparatus

摘要

A method for operating a memory device, the method comprising marking a portion of a memory device associated with a group of bits comprising at least one bit upon which an operation is to be performed, and operating on the group of bits and skipping operating on at least one unmarked portion of the memory device in an operation cycle of the memory device. A random access memory (RAM) device is also disclosed comprising a plurality of addresses for storing therein data, and at least one address pointer for at least one of the addresses in the RAM device.