A method and apparatus for increasing the bandwidth of a memory controller system are provided. According to the invention, data received at an interface of a memory controller system is compressed in the memory controller by a compression engine for storage in associated memory. The address of the data...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6883079?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6883079 - Method and apparatus for using data compression as a means of increasing buffer bandwidth