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公开(公告)号:US20200264782A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-20
申请号:US16805535
申请日:2020-02-28
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , Ely Tsern
Abstract: Memory modules, systems, memory controllers and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a module substrate having first and second memory devices. Buffer circuitry disposed on the substrate couples to the first and second memory devices via respective first and second secondary interfaces. The buffer circuitry includes a primary signaling interface for coupling to a group of signaling links associated with a memory controller. The primary signaling interface operates at a primary signaling rate and the first and second secondary data interfaces operate at a secondary signaling rate. During a first mode of operation, the primary interface signaling rate is at least twice the secondary signaling rate. A first time interval associated with a transfer of first column data via the first secondary interface temporally overlaps a second time interval involving second column data transferred via the second secondary interface.
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公开(公告)号:US10700671B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-30
申请号:US15824892
申请日:2017-11-28
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , Ely Tsern , Brian S. Leibowitz , Jared Zerbe
Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a delay circuit and first and second interface circuits. The delay circuit delays a first timing signal by an internal delay to generate an internal timing signal. The first interface circuit communicates data to an external device in response to the internal timing signal. The second interface circuit transmits an external timing signal for capturing the data in the external device. An external delay is added to the external timing signal in the external device to generate a delayed external timing signal. The delay circuit sets the internal delay based on a comparison between the delayed external timing signal and a calibration signal transmitted by the first interface circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US10664344B2
公开(公告)日:2020-05-26
申请号:US15829682
申请日:2017-12-01
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , Ely Tsern
IPC: G06F11/00 , G06F11/10 , G06F11/16 , G11C29/42 , G11C29/44 , G11C7/10 , G11C29/52 , G11C29/00 , H03M13/15 , G06F11/20
Abstract: A memory module is disclosed that includes a substrate, a memory device that outputs read data, and a buffer. The buffer has a primary interface for transferring the read data to a memory controller and a secondary interface coupled to the memory device to receive the read data. The buffer includes error logic to identify an error in the received read data and to identify a storage cell location in the memory device associated with the error. Repair logic maps a replacement storage element as a substitute storage element for the storage cell location associated with the error.
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公开(公告)号:US20190259447A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-22
申请号:US16214986
申请日:2018-12-10
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Ian Shaeffer , Ely Tsern , Craig Hampel
IPC: G11C11/4093 , G11C11/4096 , G11C5/02 , G11C11/4091 , G11C11/4076 , G06F13/40 , G06F13/16 , G11C11/4094 , G11C5/04 , G11C5/06 , G11C7/10 , G11C7/22 , H01L25/065 , H01L25/10
Abstract: Systems, among other embodiments, include topologies (data and/or control/address information) between an integrated circuit buffer device (that may be coupled to a master, such as a memory controller) and a plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. For example, data may be provided between the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices and the integrated circuit buffer device using separate segmented (or point-to-point link) signal paths in response to control/address information provided from the integrated circuit buffer device to the plurality of integrated circuit buffer devices using a single fly-by (or bus) signal path. An integrated circuit buffer device enables configurable effective memory organization of the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. The memory organization represented by the integrated circuit buffer device to a memory controller may be different than the actual memory organization behind or coupled to the integrated circuit buffer device. The buffer device segments and merges the data transferred between the memory controller that expects a particular memory organization and actual memory organization.
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公开(公告)号:US20250021450A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-16
申请号:US18782440
申请日:2024-07-24
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , J. James Tringali , Ely Tsern
Abstract: The embodiments described herein describe technologies for non-volatile memory persistence in a multi-tiered memory system including two or more memory technologies for volatile memory and non-volatile memory.
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公开(公告)号:US12190974B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-07
申请号:US18138661
申请日:2023-04-24
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Ely Tsern , Frederick A Ware , Suresh Rajan , Thomas Vogelsang
Abstract: A method of operation in an integrated circuit (IC) memory device is disclosed. The method includes refreshing a first group of storage rows in the IC memory device at a first refresh rate. A retention time for each of the rows is tested. The testing for a given row under test includes refreshing at a second refresh rate that is slower than the first refresh rate. The testing is interruptible based on an access request for data stored in the given row under test.
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公开(公告)号:US11809712B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17586575
申请日:2022-01-27
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , Ely Tsern
CPC classification number: G06F3/0611 , G06F3/0619 , G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0659 , G06F3/0673 , G06F12/0607 , G11C5/04 , G11C7/10
Abstract: Memory modules, systems, memory controllers and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a module substrate having first and second memory devices. Buffer circuitry disposed on the substrate couples to the first and second memory devices via respective first and second secondary interfaces. The buffer circuitry includes a primary signaling interface for coupling to a group of signaling links associated with a memory controller. The primary signaling interface operates at a primary signaling rate and the first and second secondary data interfaces operate at a secondary signaling rate. During a first mode of operation, the primary interface signaling rate is at least twice the secondary signaling rate. A first time interval associated with a transfer of first column data via the first secondary interface temporally overlaps a second time interval involving second column data transferred via the second secondary interface.
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公开(公告)号:US11727982B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US17717632
申请日:2022-04-11
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Ian Shaeffer , Ely Tsern , Craig Hampel
IPC: G11C11/15 , G11C11/4093 , G06F13/16 , G06F13/40 , G11C5/02 , G11C5/04 , G11C5/06 , G11C7/10 , G11C7/22 , G11C11/4076 , G11C11/4091 , G11C11/4094 , G11C11/4096 , H01L25/065 , H01L25/10 , H01L23/00 , H01L25/18
CPC classification number: G11C11/4093 , G06F13/16 , G06F13/4027 , G06F13/4068 , G11C5/025 , G11C5/04 , G11C5/06 , G11C7/1006 , G11C7/222 , G11C11/4076 , G11C11/4091 , G11C11/4094 , G11C11/4096 , H01L25/0652 , H01L25/105 , G11C7/22 , H01L24/73 , H01L25/0657 , H01L25/18 , H01L2224/32145 , H01L2224/48227 , H01L2224/73265 , H01L2225/1005 , H01L2225/1023 , H01L2225/1058 , H01L2924/14 , H01L2924/15192 , H01L2924/15311 , H01L2924/15331 , H01L2924/3011 , H01L2924/3025 , H01L2924/3011 , H01L2924/00 , H01L2924/3025 , H01L2924/00 , H01L2224/73265 , H01L2224/32145 , H01L2224/48227 , H01L2924/00012 , H01L2924/14 , H01L2924/00
Abstract: Systems, among other embodiments, include topologies (data and/or control/address information) between an integrated circuit buffer device (that may be coupled to a master, such as a memory controller) and a plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. For example, data may be provided between the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices and the integrated circuit buffer device using separate segmented (or point-to-point link) signal paths in response to control/address information provided from the integrated circuit buffer device to the plurality of integrated circuit buffer devices using a single fly-by (or bus) signal path. An integrated circuit buffer device enables configurable effective memory organization of the plurality of integrated circuit memory devices. The memory organization represented by the integrated circuit buffer device to a memory controller may be different than the actual memory organization behind or coupled to the integrated circuit buffer device. The buffer device segments and merges the data transferred between the memory controller that expects a particular memory organization and actual memory organization.
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公开(公告)号:US20230244576A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-03
申请号:US18096812
申请日:2023-01-13
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , J. James Tringali , Ely Tsern
CPC classification number: G06F11/1471 , G11C7/20 , G11C14/0018 , G06F3/0619 , G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0647 , G06F3/0685 , G06F2201/805 , G06F2201/84
Abstract: The embodiments described herein describe technologies for non-volatile memory persistence in a multi-tiered memory system including two or more memory technologies for volatile memory and non-volatile memory.
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公开(公告)号:US11551735B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-10
申请号:US15555470
申请日:2016-03-11
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Frederick A. Ware , Ely Tsern , John Eric Linstadt
Abstract: Memory controllers, devices, modules, systems and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory module includes a pin interface for coupling to a memory controller via a bus. The module includes at least two non-volatile memory devices, and a buffer disposed between the pin interface and the at least two non-volatile memory devices. The buffer receives non-volatile memory access commands from the memory controller that are interleaved with DRAM memory module access commands.
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