Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, and system for use in adaptive communication interfaces are disclosed. An adaptive communication interface is provided, in which a high-speed clock provided in a high-speed mode of operation is suppressed in a low-power mode of operation. In the low-power mode of operation, a low-speed command clock is used for data transfers between a memory device and a system-on-chip, applications processor or other device. A method for operating the adaptive communication interface may include using a first clock signal to control transmissions of commands to a memory device over a command bus. In a first mode of operation, the first clock signal controls data transmissions over the adaptive communication interface. In a second mode of operation, the second clock signal controls data transmissions over the adaptive communication interface. The frequency of the second clock signal may be greater than the frequency of the first clock signal.
Abstract:
A memory sub-system may include a memory controller having error correction code (ECC) encoder/decoder logic. The memory controller may be configured to embed link ECC parity bits in unused data mask bits and/or in a mask write data during a mask write operation. The memory controller may also be configured to protect at least a location of the link ECC parity bits during the mask write operation.
Abstract:
Power saving techniques for memory systems are disclosed. In particular, exemplary aspects of the present disclosure contemplate taking advantage of patterns that may exist within memory elements and eliminating duplicative data transfers. Specifically, if data is repetitive, instead of sending the same data repeatedly, the data may be sent only a single time with instructions that cause the data to be replicated at a receiving end to restore the data to its original repeated state. By reducing the amount of data that is transferred between a host and a memory element, power consumption is reduced.
Abstract:
Memory devices may send information related to refresh rates to a memory controller. The memory controller may instruct the memory devices to refresh based on the received information.
Abstract:
A method of refreshing a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes detecting an open page of the DRAM at a row of a DRAM bank within an open sub-array of the DRAM bank. The method also includes delaying issuance of a refresh command to a target refresh row of the DRAM bank when the target refresh row of the DRAM bank is within the open sub-array of the DRAM bank.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for an in-system repair process that repairs or attempts to repair random bit failures in a memory device are provided. In some examples, an in-system repair process may select alternative steps depending on whether the failure is correctable or uncorrectable. In these examples, the process uses communications between a system on chip and the memory to fix the failures during normal operation.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, a stacked package-on-package system has a memory die and a logic die. The memory die comprises a first memory and a second memory, each operated independently of the other, and each having an inter-chip interface electrically connected to the logic die. The logic die has two independent clock sources, one to provide a first clock signal to the first memory, and the other clock source to provide a second clock signal to the second memory.
Abstract:
A hybrid cache includes a static random access memory (SRAM) portion and a resistive random access memory portion. Cache lines of the hybrid cache are configured to include both SRAM macros and resistive random access memory macros. The hybrid cache is configured so that the SRAM macros are accessed before the resistive random memory macros in each cache access cycle. While SRAM macros are accessed, the slower resistive random access memory reach a data access ready state.
Abstract:
A memory refresh control technique allows flexible internal refresh rates based on an external 1× refresh rate and allows skipping a refresh cycle for strong memory rows based on the external 1× refresh rate. A memory controller performs a memory refresh by reading a refresh address from a refresh address counter, reading a weak address from a weak address table and generating a next weak address value based at least in part on a next bit sequence combined with the weak address. The memory controller compares the refresh address to the weak address and to the next weak address value. Based on the comparison, the memory controller selects between skipping a refresh cycle, refreshing the refresh address, refreshing the weak address, and refreshing both the refresh address and the weak address.
Abstract:
Priority adjustment of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) transactions prior to issuing a per-bank refresh for reducing DRAM unavailability is disclosed. In one aspect, DRAM is refreshed on a per-bank basis. If a queued memory transaction corresponds to a memory bank that will soon be refreshed, the transaction may be delayed if a refresh of the corresponding memory bank begins prior to execution of the transaction. To avoid delaying execution of the transaction while waiting for the corresponding memory bank to be refreshed, a priority of the memory transactions may be adjusted based on a memory bank refresh schedule. The priority of the transaction corresponding to the memory bank to be refreshed may be increased, and the priority of other memory transactions may be decreased, if such an adjustment would avoid or reduce delaying execution due to unavailability of the corresponding memory bank.