ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,769,448, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Micron Technology Inc. (Boise, Idaho).

"Apparatuses, systems, and methods for low latency selection policy for memory commands" was invented by Elliott C. Cooper-Balis (San Jose, Calif.) and Robert M. Walker (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Memory controller commands to be sent to a memory device may be prioritized based one or more factors. For instance, a memory controller may employ a first-ready, first-come, first-served (FRFCFS) policy in which certain types of commands (e.g., read) are prioritized over other types of commands (e.g., write). The policy may be modified so when ...