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公开(公告)号:US20240096387A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18460413
申请日:2023-09-01
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Ian Shaeffer , Lawrence Lai , Fan Ho , David A. Secker , Wayne S. Richardson , Akash Bansal , Brian S. Leibowitz , Kyung Suk Oh
CPC classification number: G11C8/12 , G11C5/02 , G11C5/04 , G11C5/06 , G11C5/063 , G11C7/1012 , G11C7/1045 , G11C8/18 , H01L24/49 , H01L25/0657 , H01L24/32 , H01L24/48 , H01L24/73 , H01L2224/16225 , H01L2224/32145 , H01L2224/32225 , H01L2224/45099 , H01L2224/48095 , H01L2224/48227 , H01L2224/48471 , H01L2224/49171 , H01L2224/49433 , H01L2224/73265 , H01L2225/0651 , H01L2924/00012 , H01L2924/00014 , H01L2924/15311 , H01L2924/181
Abstract: A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins.
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公开(公告)号:US11341079B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-24
申请号:US16659541
申请日:2019-10-21
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Yohan U. Frans , Hae-Chang Lee , Brian S. Leibowitz , Simon Li , Nhat M. Nguyen
Abstract: A device includes a transmitter coupled to a node, where the node is to couple to a wired link. The transmitter has a plurality of modes of operation including a calibration mode in which a range of communication data rates over the wired link is determined in accordance with a voltage margin corresponding to the wired link at a predetermined error rate. The range of communication data rates includes a maximum data rate, which can be a non-integer multiple of an initial data rate.
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公开(公告)号:US11211105B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-28
申请号:US16987157
申请日:2020-08-06
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Ian Shaeffer , Lawrence Lai , Fan Ho , David A. Secker , Wayne S. Richardson , Akash Bansal , Brian S. Leibowitz , Kyung Suk Oh
Abstract: A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins.
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公开(公告)号:US10938605B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-02
申请号:US16750924
申请日:2020-01-23
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Hae-Chang Lee , Brian S. Leibowitz , Jade M. Kizer , Thomas H. Greer , Akash Bansal
Abstract: A receiver includes a continuous-time equalizer, a decision-feedback equalizer (DFE), data and error sampling logic, and an adaptation engine. The receiver corrects for inter-symbol interference (ISI) associated with the most recent data symbol (first post cursor ISI) by establishing appropriate equalization settings for the continuous-time equalizer based upon a measure of the first-post-cursor ISI.
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公开(公告)号:US20200350918A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-05
申请号:US16813156
申请日:2020-03-09
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Jared L. Zerbe , Brian S. Leibowitz , Masum Hossain
Abstract: In a first clock frequency multiplier, multiple injection-locked oscillators (ILOs) having spectrally-staggered lock ranges are operated in parallel to effect a collective input frequency range substantially wider than that of a solitary ILO. After each input frequency change, the ILO output clocks may be evaluated according to one or more qualifying criteria to select one of the ILOs as the final clock source. In a second clock frequency multiplier, a flexible-injection-rate injection-locked oscillator locks to super-harmonic, sub-harmonic or at-frequency injection pulses, seamlessly transitioning between the different injection pulse rates to enable a broad input frequency range. The frequency multiplication factor effected by the first and/or second clock frequency multipliers in response to an input clock is determined on the fly and then compared with a programmed (desired) multiplication factor to select between different frequency-divided instances of the frequency-multiplied clock.
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公开(公告)号:US10770124B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16222909
申请日:2018-12-17
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Ian Shaeffer , Lawrence Lai , Fan Ho , David A. Secker , Wayne S. Richardson , Akash Bansal , Brian S. Leibowitz , Kyung Suk Oh
Abstract: A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins.
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公开(公告)号:US20200159688A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16659541
申请日:2019-10-21
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Yohan U. Frans , Hae-Chang Lee , Brian S. Leibowitz , Simon Li , Nhat M. Nguyen
Abstract: A device includes a transmitter coupled to a node, where the node is to couple to a wired link. The transmitter has a plurality of modes of operation including a calibration mode in which a range of communication data rates over the wired link is determined in accordance with a voltage margin corresponding to the wired link at a predetermined error rate. The range of communication data rates includes a maximum data rate, which can be a non-integer multiple of an initial data rate.
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公开(公告)号:US20200042034A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-06
申请号:US16546687
申请日:2019-08-21
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Brian S. Leibowitz , Jared L. Zerbe
IPC: G06F1/12 , G06F1/08 , G06F1/3237
Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a technique that uses a modified timing signal to reduce self-induced voltage noise in a synchronous system. During a transient period associated with a deterministic event in the synchronous system, the technique uses a modified timing signal generated based on a normal timing signal as a timing signal for the synchronous system. Outside of the transient period, the technique uses the normal timing as the timing signal for the synchronous system. In some embodiments, the modified timing signal is generated by skipping a pattern of clock transitions in the normal timing signal.
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公开(公告)号:US10205614B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-12
申请号:US16010445
申请日:2018-06-16
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Jared L. Zerbe , Fred F. Chen , Andrew Ho , Ramin Farjad-Rad , John W. Poulton , Kevin S. Donnelly , Brian S. Leibowitz , Vladimir Stojanovic
IPC: H04L27/01 , H04L25/03 , H04L25/497 , H04W52/20 , H04L1/00 , H04L7/033 , H04L25/02 , H04L7/00 , H04W52/22
Abstract: A signaling system includes a pre-emphasizing transmitter and an equalizing receiver coupled to one another via a high-speed signal path. The receiver measures the quality of data conveyed from the transmitter. A controller uses this information and other information to adaptively establish appropriate transmit pre-emphasis and receive equalization settings, e.g. to select the lowest power setting for which the signaling system provides some minimum communication bandwidth without exceeding a desired bit-error rate.
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公开(公告)号:US10205458B2
公开(公告)日:2019-02-12
申请号:US15644632
申请日:2017-07-07
Applicant: Rambus Inc.
Inventor: Jared L. Zerbe , Brian S. Leibowitz , Masum Hossain
Abstract: In a first clock frequency multiplier, multiple injection-locked oscillators (ILOs) having spectrally-staggered lock ranges are operated in parallel to effect a collective input frequency range substantially wider than that of a solitary ILO. After each input frequency change, the ILO output clocks may be evaluated according to one or more qualifying criteria to select one of the ILOs as the final clock source. In a second clock frequency multiplier, a flexible-injection-rate injection-locked oscillator locks to super-harmonic, sub-harmonic or at-frequency injection pulses, seamlessly transitioning between the different injection pulse rates to enable a broad input frequency range. The frequency multiplication factor effected by the first and/or second clock frequency multipliers in response to an input clock is determined on the fly and then compared with a programmed (desired) multiplication factor to select between different frequency-divided instances of the frequency-multiplied clock.
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