Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Techniques for providing adjustable on-chip termination impedance
- Patent Title (中): 提供可调节片上终端阻抗的技术
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Application No.: US12147403Application Date: 2008-06-26
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Publication No.: US07825682B1Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Xiaobao Wang , Chiakang Sung , Khai Q. Nguyen , Sanjay K. Charagulla
- Applicant: Xiaobao Wang , Chiakang Sung , Khai Q. Nguyen , Sanjay K. Charagulla
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altera Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agent Steven J. Cahill
- Main IPC: H03K17/16
- IPC: H03K17/16 ; H03K19/003

Abstract:
Techniques are provided for individually adjusting the on-chip termination impedance that is generated by input and output (IO) buffers in an input/output (IO) bank on an integrated circuit. The IO buffers in an IO bank can generate different on-chip termination impedances. And as a result, an IO bank can support more than one class of memory interfaces. An OCT calibration block generates a digital on-chip termination (OCT) calibration code. In some embodiments, circuitry in the IO banks can be configured to shift the OCT calibration code by one or more bits to adjust the series and/or parallel on-chip termination impedance in one or more IO buffers.
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