Interface components
View Patent ↗In an example, an apparatus may have a controller to be coupled to a host, an interface component coupled to the controller, and a plurality of memory devices coupled to the interface component. The interface component may be to cause a memory device of the plurality of memory devices to perform an operation in response to a command from the controller.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a controller; and
a plurality of interface components, wherein the controller communicates with respective ones of the plurality of interface components respectively over respective ones of a plurality of first channels;
wherein a first interface component of the plurality of interface components communicates with a first plurality of memory devices over a first one of a plurality of second channels and a second plurality of memory devices over a second one of the plurality of second channels; and
wherein a second interface component is coupled in series with the first interface component, wherein the second interface component communicates with a third plurality of memory devices over a first one of a plurality of third channels and a fourth plurality of memory devices over a second one of the plurality of third channels.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first interface component is to determine whether a packet from the controller is intended for the first interface component.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first interface component is to act on the packet in response to determining that the packet is intended for first interface component and to send the packet to second interface component in response to determining that the packet is not intended for the first interface component.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first interface component is to pass a signal from the second interface component to the controller.