公开(公告)号：US20250053524A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18807548

申请日：2024-08-16

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Jared L. Zerbe ,  Ian P. Shaeffer ,  John Eble

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F1/04 ,  G06F1/06 ,  G06F1/08 ,  G06F1/10 ,  G11C7/04 ,  G11C7/22 ,  H04L7/033

Abstract: A memory controller includes a clock generator to generate a first clock signal and a timing circuit to generate a second clock signal from the first clock signal. The second clock signal times communications with any of a plurality of memory devices in respective ranks, including a first memory device in a first rank and a second memory device in a second rank. The timing circuit is configured to adjust a phase of the first clock signal, when the memory controller is communicating with the second memory device, based on calibration data associated with the second memory device and timing adjustment data associated with feedback from at least the first memory device.

公开(公告)号：US11830573B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17705039

申请日：2022-03-25

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Ian P. Shaeffer ,  Bret Stott ,  Benedict C. Lau

IPC: G11C16/00 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC classification number: G11C7/1063 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/1689 ,  G11C7/1072

Abstract: A memory device includes a first receive circuit to receive a control signal of a memory access request from a memory controller. A second receive circuit receives a timing signal from the memory controller. The memory device includes circuitry to transmit, during a calibration mode of operation, feedback to the memory controller along a data path, the feedback indicative of a phase relationship been the control signal and the timing signal.

公开(公告)号：US11790962B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17305654

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Bret Stott ,  Frederick A. Ware ,  Ian P. Shaeffer ,  Yuanlong Wang

IPC: G11C7/22 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G11C7/02

CPC classification number: G11C7/222 ,  G06F13/1689 ,  G11C7/02 ,  G11C7/22

Abstract: A memory controller includes an interface to receive a data strobe signal and corresponding read data. The data strobe signal and the read data correspond to a read command issued by the memory controller, and the read data is received in accordance with the data strobe signal and an enable signal. A circuit in the memory controller is to dynamically adjust a timing offset between the enable signal and the data strobe signal, and control logic is to issue a supplemental read command in accordance with a determination that a time interval since a last read command issued by the memory controller exceeds a predetermined value.

公开(公告)号：US20220345131A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17745435

申请日：2022-05-16

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Kyung Suk Oh ,  Ian P. Shaeffer

IPC: H03K19/00 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G11C11/4093 ,  H03K19/0175 ,  G11C11/401 ,  G11C11/419 ,  G11C16/26 ,  G11C11/41 ,  G11C11/4063 ,  G11C11/413 ,  G11C11/417 ,  G11C16/06 ,  G11C16/32 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: In an integrated circuit component having a command interface to receive commands, a data interface to receive write data during a write-data reception interval, and first and second registers, control circuitry within the integrated circuit component responds to one or more of the commands by storing within the first register and the second register, respectively, a first control value that specifies a first termination to be applied to the data interface during the write-data reception interval, and a second control value that specifies a second termination to be applied to the data interface after the write-data reception interval transpires.

公开(公告)号：US20220262412A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17665760

申请日：2022-02-07

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： James E. Harris ,  Thomas Vogelsang ,  Frederick A. Ware ,  Ian P. Shaeffer

IPC: G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/08 ,  G11C5/02 ,  G11C11/4076 ,  G11C11/408 ,  G11C11/4091 ,  G11C7/06 ,  G11C7/12 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C8/08 ,  G11C8/10

Abstract: Row activation operations within a memory component are carried out with respect to subrows instead of complete storage rows to reduce power consumption. Further, instead of activating subrows in response to row commands, subrow activation operations are deferred until receipt of column commands that specify the column operation to be performed and the subrow to be activated.

公开(公告)号：US11302368B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16953207

申请日：2020-11-19

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Ian P. Shaeffer ,  Bret Stott ,  Benedict C. Lau

IPC: G11C11/04 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F12/00

Abstract: A memory device includes a first receive circuit to receive a control signal of a memory access request from a memory controller. A second receive circuit receives a timing signal from the memory controller. The memory device includes circuitry to transmit, during a calibration mode of operation, feedback to the memory controller along a data path, the feedback indicative of a phase relationship between the control signal and the timing signal.

公开(公告)号：US20180341603A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US15992112

申请日：2018-05-29

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Ian P. Shaeffer ,  Arun Vaidyanath ,  Sanku Mukherjee

IPC: G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F12/02

Abstract: An expandable memory system that enables a fixed signaling bandwidth to be configurably re-allocated among dedicated memory channels. Memory channels having progressively reduced widths are dedicated to respective memory sockets, thus enabling point-to-point signaling with respect to each memory socket without signal-compromising traversal of unloaded sockets or costly replication of a full-width memory channel for each socket.

公开(公告)号：US09721630B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US15017415

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Bret Stott ,  Frederick A. Ware ,  Ian P. Shaeffer ,  Yuanlong Wang

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G11C7/02

CPC classification number: G11C7/222 ,  G06F13/1689 ,  G11C7/02 ,  G11C7/22

Abstract: A memory controller includes an interface to receive a data strobe signal and corresponding read data. The data strobe signal and the read data correspond to a read command issued by the memory controller, and the read data is received in accordance with the data strobe signal and an enable signal. A circuit in the memory controller is to dynamically adjust a timing offset between the enable signal and the data strobe signal, and control logic is to issue a supplemental read command in accordance with a determination that a time interval since a last read command issued by the memory controller exceeds a predetermined value.

公开(公告)号：US20160233863A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US15132532

申请日：2016-04-19

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Kyung Suk Oh ,  Ian P. Shaeffer

IPC: H03K19/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G11C16/32 ,  G11C11/4093 ,  G11C11/417

CPC classification number: H03K19/0005 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F13/4086 ,  G11C11/401 ,  G11C11/4063 ,  G11C11/4093 ,  G11C11/41 ,  G11C11/413 ,  G11C11/417 ,  G11C11/419 ,  G11C16/06 ,  G11C16/26 ,  G11C16/32 ,  H03K19/017545

Abstract: A memory control component outputs a memory write command to a memory IC and also outputs write data to be received via data inputs of the memory IC. Prior to reception of the write data within the memory IC, the memory control component asserts a termination control signal that causes the memory IC to apply to the data inputs a first on-die termination impedance during reception of the write data followed by a second on-die termination impedance after the write data has been received. The memory control component deasserts the termination control signal to cause the memory IC to apply no termination impedance to the data inputs.

Abstract translation: 存储器控制部件向存储器IC输出存储器写入命令，并且还输出要通过存储器IC的数据输入接收的写入数据。 在存储器IC内接收到写入数据之前，存储器控制部件断言终止控制信号，使得存储器IC在接收到写入数据期间将数字输入应用于第一片上终端阻抗，接着是第二个接通 已经接收到写入数据之后的终止阻抗。 存储器控制部件取消对端接控制信号的否定，使存储器IC不对数据输入端施加终端阻抗。

公开(公告)号：US20160232953A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：US15017415

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: Rambus Inc.

Inventor： Bret Stott ,  Frederick A. Ware ,  Ian P. Shaeffer ,  Yuanlong Wang

IPC: G11C7/22 ,  G11C7/02

CPC classification number: G11C7/222 ,  G06F13/1689 ,  G11C7/02 ,  G11C7/22

Abstract: A memory controller includes an interface to receive a data strobe signal and corresponding read data. The data strobe signal and the read data correspond to a read command issued by the memory controller, and the read data is received in accordance with the data strobe signal and an enable signal. A circuit in the memory controller is to dynamically adjust a timing offset between the enable signal and the data strobe signal, and control logic is to issue a supplemental read command in accordance with a determination that a time interval since a last read command issued by the memory controller exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract translation: 存储器控制器包括用于接收数据选通信号和对应的读取数据的接口。 数据选通信号和读取数据对应于由存储器控制器发出的读取命令，并且根据数据选通信号和使能信号接收读取的数据。 存储器控制器中的电路是动态地调整使能信号和数据选通信号之间的定时偏移，并且控制逻辑将根据从自由信号发出的最后读取命令以来的时间间隔的确定发出补充读取命令 存储器控制器超过预定值。