摘要:
The present invention includes a system comprising a bus that includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by each semiconductor device coupled to the bus for communication with substantially every other semiconductor device connected to the bus, wherein the bus uses address multiplexing to convey a single memory address, a plurality of synchronous dynamic random access memory (DRAM) semiconductor devices coupled to the bus, each DRAM of the plurality of synchronous DRAM semiconductor devices including connection means adapted to connect the DRAM to the bus, clock receiver circuitry for receiving a clock signal, a programmable access-time register for storing a value which is representative of a number of clock cycles of the clock signal to transpire after which the DRAM responds to a read request received synchronously with respect to the clock signal, the programmable access-time register being accessible to the bus through the connection means, wherein data is provided to the programmable access-time register over the bus to set the value in the programmable access-time register, a plurality of output drivers for outputting data onto the bus in response to the read request, wherein the output drivers output the data on the bus after the number of clock cycles of the clock signal transpire and synchronously with respect to the clock signal; so that the read request and the corresponding response are separated by the number of clock cycles as selected by the value stored in the programmable access-time register, wherein each output driver of the plurality of output drivers outputs the data onto the bus at a bus cycle data rate that is twice the rate of the clock signal, sense amplifiers used for reading the data from the memory array, wherein when precharge information received over the bus as a part of the read request indicates that a precharge operation should be performed, automatically precharging the sense amplifiers as a part of execution of the read request, and wherein when the precharge information indicates that a precharge operation should not be performed, holding the data in the sense amplifiers; and a master device coupled to the bus, wherein the master provides the value stored in the programmable access time register, issues the read request that includes precharge information, and receives the data output in response to the read request at the bus cycle data rate after the number of clock cycles as selected by the value stored in the programmable access time register.
摘要:
The present invention includes a system comprising two semiconductor devices connected in parallel to a bus, wherein a first semiconductor device of the two semiconductor devices is a transceiver device and a second semiconductor device of the two semiconductor devices is a master device, the master device including a means for initiating bus transactions which transfer information between the semiconductor devices on the bus, the bus including a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by the semiconductor devices, the control information including device-select information, the bus containing substantially fewer lines than the number of bits in a single address, and the bus carrying device-select information without the need for separate device-select lines connected directly to individual semiconductor devices on the bus.
摘要:
The present invention includes a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising connection means adapted to connect the semiconductor device to an external bus which is a part of a semiconductor bus architecture including a plurality of semiconductor devices connected in parallel to the external bus, wherein the external bus includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data, control and device select information needed by the semiconductor device for communication with substantially every other semiconductor device connected to the external bus, and wherein the external bus has substantially fewer bus lines than the number of bits in a single address, wherein each said bus line is a terminated transmission line, and wherein the external bus carries device-select information for said semiconductor device without the need for a separate device-select line connected directly to the semiconductor device, a bus line driver capable of producing a low-voltage-swing signal on one of said terminated transmission lines, wherein the semiconductor device is a semiconductor transceiver device to interface multiple units to the bus, wherein the multiple units are DRAMs.
摘要:
A system has a plurality of nodes communicating with each other on a serial data path using dominant and recessive signal levels. A dominant signal level sent on the data path by any of the nodes creates a dominant signal level on the data path irrespective of the number of recessive signal levels sent by other nodes. The dominant and recessive signal levels form a series of bits organized into messages by the nodes. Each sending node senses the signal level on the data path bit by bit, and if different form that sent by that sending nodes, halts further sending of signal levels by that sending node. A priority value generator in each node provides a priority signal encoding a value whose magnitude indicates a relative priority. A message priority module in each node receives the priority signal, and stores the priority value in predetermined leading bits of the message to be sent.
摘要:
The present invention includes a memory subsystem comprising at least two semiconductor devices (15, 16, 17), including at least one memory device (15, 16 or 17), connected to a bus (18), where the bus includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by said memory devices (15, 16 or 17), where the control information includes device-select information and the bus (18) has substantially fewer bus lines than the number of bits in a single address, and the bus (18) carries device-select information without the need for separated device-select lines connected directly to individual devices. The present invention also includes a protocol for master and slave devices to communicate on the bus (18) and for registers in each device to differentiate each device and allow bus requests to be directed to a single or to all devices (15, 16, 17). The present invention includes modifications to prior-art devices to allow them to implement the new features of this invention. In a preferred implementation, 8 bus data lines and an Address Valid bus line carry address, data and control information for memory addresses up to 40 bits wide.
摘要:
The present invention includes a memory subsystem comprising at least two semiconductor devices (15, 16, 17), including at least one memory device (15, 16 or 17), connected to a bus (18), where the bus includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by said memory devices (15, 16 or 17), where the control information includes device-select information and the bus (18) has substantially fewer bus lines than the number of bits in a single address, and the bus (18) carries device-select information without the need for separated device-select lines connected directly to individual devices. The present invention also includes a protocol for master and slave devices to communicate on the bus (18) and for registers in each device to differentiate each device and allow bus requests to be directed to a single or to all devices (15, 16, 17). The present invention includes modifications to prior-art devices to allow them to implement the new features of this invention. In a preferred implementation, 8 bus data lines and an Address Valid bus line carry address, data and control information for memory addresses up to 40 bits wide.
摘要:
The present invention includes a memory subsystem comprising at least two semiconductor devices (15, 16, 17), including at least one memory device (15, 16 or 17), connected to a bus (18), where the bus includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by said memory devices (15, 16 or 17), where the control information includes device-select information and the bus (18) has substantially fewer bus lines than the number of bits in a single address, and the bus (18) carries device-select information without the need for separated device-select lines connected directly to individual devices. The present invention also includes a protocol for master and slave devices to communicate on the bus (18) and for registers in each device to differentiate each device and allow bus requests to be directed to a single or to all devices (15, 16, 17). The present invention includes modifications to prior-art devices to allow them to implement the new features of this invention. In a preferred implementation, 8 bus data lines and an Address Valid bus line carry address, data and control information for memory addresses up to 40 bits wide.
摘要:
The present invention includes a memory subsystem comprising at least two semiconductor devices (15, 16, 17), including at least one memory device (15, 16 or 17), connected to a bus (18), where the bus includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by said memory devices (15, 16 or 17), where the control information includes device-select information and the bus (18) has substantially fewer bus lines than the number of bits in a single address, and the bus (18) carries device-select information without the need for separated device-select lines connected directly to individual devices. The present invention also includes a protocol for master and slave devices to communicate on the bus (18) and for registers in each device to differentiate each device and allow bus requests to be directed to a single or to all devices (15, 16, 17). The present invention includes modifications to prior-art devices to allow them to implement the new features of this invention. In a preferred implementation, 8 bus data lines and an Address Valid bus line carry address, data and control information for memory addresses up to 40 bits wide.
摘要:
The present invention includes a memory subsystem comprising at least two semiconductor devices (15, 16, 17), including at least one memory device (15, 16 or 17), connected to a bus (18), where the bus includes a plurality of bus lines for carrying substantially all address, data and control information needed by said memory devices (15, 16 or 17), where the control information includes device-select information and the bus (18) has substantially fewer bus lines than the number of bits in a single address, and the bus (18) carries device-select information without the need for separated device-select lines connected directly to individual devices. The present invention also includes a protocol for master and slave devices to communicate on the bus (18) and for registers in each device to differentiate each device and allow bus requests to be directed to a single or to all devices (15, 16, 17). The present invention includes modifications to prior-art devices to allow them to implement the new features of this invention. In a preferred implementation, 8 bus data lines and an Address Valid bus line carry address, data and control information for memory addresses up to 40 bits wide.