Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Termination for pulse amplitude modulation
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Application No.: US17821604Application Date: 2022-08-23
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Publication No.: US12211580B2Publication Date: 2025-01-28
- Inventor: Shindeok Kang , Timothy M. Hollis
- 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: Colby Nipper PLLC
- Main IPC: G11C7/10
- IPC: G11C7/10 ; H03K7/02

Abstract:
This document describes apparatuses and techniques for termination of a pulse amplitude modulation signal of a memory circuit. In various aspects, a memory circuit is implemented with a termination circuit that includes a power rail, a resistor, and a switch to couple the resistor between the power rail and a signal line of a memory interconnect. The power rail may be configured to provide power at a termination voltage that is nominally half of a voltage of another power rail from which a corresponding transmission circuit operates. This may be effective to enable termination of pulse amplitude modulation signals to the termination voltage instead of a higher voltage that corresponds to the power rail of the transmission circuit or a ground-referenced node. By so doing, use of the termination circuit may reduce power consumption and/or improve signal integrity of the memory circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230075962A1 Termination for Pulse Amplitude Modulation Public/Granted day:2023-03-09
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