| 摘要 |
The present invention is directed to a number of techniques for addressing and accessing memory, including accessing from RAM a number M of words that is less than the predetermined fixed burst length N of the RAM. Also disclosed is a method for accessing Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) to store and retrieve data words associated with a two dimensional image, and a procedure for providing a word with fixed width, having a fixed number of bits to be used for addressing variable width data, and having a width defining field and address field, is disclosed. There is also disclosed a method to control the buffering of encoded video data organized as frames or fields. This method involves determining the picture number of each incoming decoded frame, determining the expected presentation number at any time and marking any buffer as ready when its picture number is on or after the presentation number. Finally, there is disclosed a RAM interface for connecting a bus to RAM wherein a separate address generator generates the addresses the RAM interface needs to address the RAM. The address generator communicates with the RAM interface via a two wire interface. <IMAGE> |
