A method and apparatus for providing memory arbitration which allows multiple hardware functions implemented in a single ASIC to utilize a single shared memory unit or multiple shared memory units. The memory arbitration technique establishes a priority among multiple memory access requesters and is...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5889949?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5889949 - Processing system with memory arbitrating between memory access requests in a set top box
