Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reference voltage and impedance calibration in a multi-mode interface
- Patent Title (中): 参考电压和阻抗校准在多模式界面
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Application No.: US12668344Application Date: 2008-05-20
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Publication No.: US08384423B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Huy M. Nguyen , Vijay Gadde , Bret G. Stott
- Applicant: Huy M. Nguyen , Vijay Gadde , Bret G. Stott
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Rambus Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rambus Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- International Application: PCT/US2008/064247 WO 20080520
- International Announcement: WO2009/014796 WO 20090129
- Main IPC: H03K17/16
- IPC: H03K17/16

Abstract:
A memory controller includes a transmit circuit coupled to an output node and a receive circuit coupled to an input node. The transmit circuit transmits first data to a memory device through the output node and the receive circuit is configured to receive second data from the memory device through the input node. The memory controller includes a calibration circuit and control logic coupled to the calibration circuit, where the calibration circuit and the control logic are configured to select a first reference voltage and a driver impedance for the transmit circuit and are configured to select a second reference voltage and a termination impedance for the receive circuit. The first reference voltage, the second reference voltage, the driver impedance and the termination impedance are selected from a set of pre-determined values, which are associated with different signaling modes for communication of the first data and the second data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100202227A1 REFERENCE VOLTAGE AND IMPEDANCE CALIBRATION IN A MULTI-MODE INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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