Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Configurable link interfaces for a memory device
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Application No.: US16925773Application Date: 2020-07-10
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Publication No.: US11307771B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Suryanarayana B. Tatapudi , John David Porter , Jaeil Kim , Mijo Kim
- Applicant: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Holland & Hart LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06 ; G06F13/16 ; G11C7/10

Abstract:
Techniques for configurable link interfaces for a memory device are described. In some examples, memory devices may require periodic link training to support data transfer with a host device at relatively fast rates. However, in some managed memory applications, memory dies of a memory device may have integrated controllers that do not support such link training, and accordingly may not support some clock rates or data rates. To support data transfers between a host device and a memory device at relatively fast clock rates or data rates without link training, a memory die may be fabricated with a configurable link interface that can support different mappings between components and operation according to different clock rates or data rates. In some examples, a memory die may be fabricated in a manner that supports configurable mappings between an array and a data channel interface that are operable according to different multiplexing and serialization.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220011934A1 CONFIGURABLE LINK INTERFACES FOR A MEMORY DEVICE Public/Granted day:2022-01-13
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