Abstract:
Embodiments are described for a communications interconnect scheme for 3D stacked memory devices. A ring network design is used for networks of memory chips organized as individual devices with multiple dies or wafers. The design comprises a three-tier ring network where each ring serves a different set of memory blocks. One ring or set of rings interconnects memory within a die (inter-bank), a second ring or set of rings interconnects memory across die in a stack (inter-die), and the third ring or set of rings interconnects memory across stacks or chip packages (inter-stack).