Method and apparatus for ECC logic test
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for ECC logic test 失效
    用于ECC逻辑测试的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06223309B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-24

    申请号:US09165958

    申请日:1998-10-02

    IPC分类号: G06F1100

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2215 G06F11/1048

    摘要: An ECC verification circuit including a first biasing circuit that is configured to output a predetermined logical signal. The verification circuit further includes a switch connected between the first biasing circuit and a first data bit line of a memory data bus of a computer system. The memory data bus includes a plurality of data bit lines and a plurality of check bit lines and the computer system includes error correction circuitry that is coupled to the memory data bus. The verification circuit is configured to activate the switch during a verification cycle of the computer system. In this manner, the predetermined logical signal is applied to the first data bit line during the verification cycle. The verification circuit is designed to apply a test state to the data bit lines and check bits lines of the memory data bus. The test state applied to the check bits line varies from the check bit state that would be generated by the ECC unit of the computer system upon receiving the test state that is applied to the data bit lines.

    摘要翻译: ECC验证电路,包括被配置为输出预定逻辑信号的第一偏置电路。 验证电路还包括连接在计算机系统的存储器数据总线的第一偏置电路和第一数据位线之间的开关。 存储器数据总线包括多个数据位线和多个校验位线,并且计算机系统包括耦合到存储器数据总线的纠错电路。 验证电路被配置为在计算机系统的验证周期期间激活交换机。 以这种方式,在验证周期期间将预定的逻辑信号施加到第一数据位线。 验证电路被设计为将测试状态应用于数据位线并检查存储器数据总线的位线。 应用于校验位线的测试状态随着计算机系统的ECC单元在接收到应用于数据位线的测试状态时将产生的校验位状态变化。

    Memory module identification
    2.
    发明授权
    Memory module identification 失效
    内存模块识别

    公开(公告)号:US5953243A

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-14

    申请号:US164131

    申请日:1998-09-30

    摘要: A computer system includes a memory subsystem which has DIMM slots capable of receiving both DRAM and SDRAM memory module devices. A memory device detection methodology detects the presence of installed memory modules in the memory module slots, and signal levels on predetermined pins of the installed memory modules are processed to identify the specific type of memory module installed. The mode of an associated memory controller is set according to the type of module detected to be present, and the characteristics for the memory module are read.

    摘要翻译: 计算机系统包括具有能够接收DRAM和SDRAM存储器模块设备的DIMM插槽的存储器子系统。 存储器件检测方法检测存储器模块插槽中存在的已安装的存储器模块,并且处理所安装的存储器模块的预定引脚上的信号电平以识别所安装的存储器模块的具体类型。 相关联的存储器控​​制器的模式根据检测到的模块的类型来设置,并且读取存储器模块的特性。

    Apparatus for memory bus tuning and methods therefor
    3.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for memory bus tuning and methods therefor 有权
    用于存储器总线调谐的装置及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US06496911B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-17

    申请号:US09165954

    申请日:1998-10-02

    IPC分类号: G06F1200

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4239 G06F13/4072

    摘要: An apparatus and method for memory bus tuning are implemented. A plurality of drivers having a plurality of selectable drive levels are coupled to a memory bus. The memory bus is connected to a memory device which may have a variable amount of memory, which may be in the form of dual-in-line memory modules (DIMM). A drive level is selected in response to a determination of the amount of memory included in the memory device. A register operable for receiving a data value corresponding to the amount of memory is coupled to the drivers, the drive level being selected thereby.

    摘要翻译: 实现用于存储器总线调谐的装置和方法。 具有多个可选驱动电平的多个驱动器耦合到存储器总线。 存储器总线连接到可能具有可变量的存储器的存储器件,存储器可以是双列直插存储器模块(DIMM)的形式。 响应于确定包括在存储器件中的存储器的量来选择驱动器电平。 可操作用于接收与存储器量相对应的数据值的寄存器耦合到驱动器,从而选择驱动级。

    Multiple fan sensing circuit and method for monitoring multiple cooling fans utilizing a single fan sense input
    4.
    发明授权
    Multiple fan sensing circuit and method for monitoring multiple cooling fans utilizing a single fan sense input 有权
    多风扇感测电路和方法,用于利用单个风扇感测输入来监测多个冷却风扇

    公开(公告)号:US06657325B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-02

    申请号:US09758863

    申请日:2001-01-11

    IPC分类号: H02J700

    摘要: A multiple fan sensing circuit for use with a single fan sense input and method of operation thereof. The multiple fan sensing circuit includes a logic circuit, coupled to the fan sense input, that combines feedback signals from a first fan and a second fan. The first fan generates a tach signal indicative of the first fan operation and the second fan, e.g., a stuck rotor type fan, generates either an ON or OFF signal indicative of the second fan operation. In a related embodiment, the second fan generates a logic high signal in response to a failure in the second fan. In an advantageous embodiment, the logic circuit is a connector and a logic low level in the combined operational signal indicates a failed fan.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于单风扇感测输入的多风扇感测电路及其操作方法。 多风扇感测电路包括耦合到风扇感测输入的逻辑电路,其组合来自第一风扇和第二风扇的反馈信号。 第一风扇产生指示第一风扇操作的tach信号,并且第二风扇(例如,卡住的转子型风扇)产生指示第二风扇操作的ON或OFF信号。 在相关实施例中,第二风扇响应于第二风扇的故障而产生逻辑高电平信号。 在有利的实施例中,逻辑电路是连接器,并且组合的操作信号中的逻辑低电平指示故障风扇。

    Switching system for optimization of signal reflection
    5.
    发明授权
    Switching system for optimization of signal reflection 失效
    用于信号反射优化的开关系统

    公开(公告)号:US06081862A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-27

    申请号:US140171

    申请日:1998-08-26

    IPC分类号: G11C5/06 G06F1/00 H04B3/00

    CPC分类号: G11C5/063

    摘要: A method and implementing system is provided which includes a switching device as part of a circuit board transmission line or trace serially connecting a plurality of device terminal sockets to a common node. When device terminals are left unconnected, corresponding segments of the connecting transmission line on the circuit board are disconnected to provide transmission line segments corresponding to the number of devices actually used. As a result, signal transition time for signals at the common node is optimized in accordance with the number of devices actually used.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种方法和实现系统,其包括作为电路板传输线路的一部分的开关设备或将多个设备终端插座串行连接到公共节点的跟踪。 当设备端子未连接时,电路板上的连接传输线的相应段被断开以提供对应于实际使用的设备数量的传输线段。 结果,根据实际使用的设备的数量来优化公共节点处的信号的信号转换时间。

    Circuit for detecting improper bus termination on a SCSI bus
    6.
    发明授权
    Circuit for detecting improper bus termination on a SCSI bus 失效
    用于检测SCSI总线上不正确的总线终端的电路

    公开(公告)号:US6115773A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-05

    申请号:US159958

    申请日:1998-09-24

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4086

    摘要: A bus termination impedance verification circuit. The verification circuit includes a sense circuit comprised of a sense input node and a sense output node. A sense node of the sense circuit is connected to a signal conductor of a bus to detect the termination impedance of the bus. The voltage of the sense output node is indicative of the termination impedance of the bus when the sense circuit input node is activated. The comparator circuit includes a comparator input node and a comparator output node. The comparator input node is connected to the sense circuit output node. The comparator circuit is configured such that the comparator output node is indicative of whether the voltage of the comparator input node is within a specified voltage range. The voltage of the signal conductor, as detected by the sense circuit, will be a function of the impedance of the termination circuits connected to the bus. An excess or shortage of termination circuits connected to the bus will result in a detected control signal voltage that is not within the specified limits.

    摘要翻译: 总线终端阻抗验证电路。 验证电路包括由感测输入节点和感测输出节点组成的检测电路。 感测电路的感测节点连接到总线的信号导体,以检测总线的终端阻抗。 当感测电路输入节点被激活时,感测输出节点的电压指示总线的终端阻抗。 比较器电路包括比较器输入节点和比较器输出节点。 比较器输入节点连接到感测电路输出节点。 比较器电路被配置为使得比较器输出节点指示比较器输入节点的电压是否在规定的电压范围内。 由感测电路检测到的信号导体的电压将是连接到总线的终端电路的阻抗的函数。 连接到总线的终端电路的过剩或不足将导致检测到的控制信号电压不在规定的限度内。

    Data processing system and method for optimizing connector usage
    7.
    发明授权
    Data processing system and method for optimizing connector usage 失效
    用于优化连接器使用的数据处理系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6016517A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-18

    申请号:US827743

    申请日:1997-04-10

    IPC分类号: G06F1/22 H03K19/173 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F1/22 H03K19/1732

    摘要: A connector on a printed circuit board of a computer system is reused to reduce a number of connectors utilized on a motherboard of a computer system. By recognizing that some signals are common between a programming application performed during a manufacturing process and a second application performed while the computer system is a normal customer operation, the connector may be used to provide data values during both the manufacturing process and normal customer operation. Stated another way, data signals used to drive programmed data during the manufacturing process may be re-used to provide serial data to an input/output device during normal customer operation.

    摘要翻译: 重新使用计算机系统的印刷电路板上的连接器来减少在计算机系统的主板上使用的多个连接器。 通过认识到在制造过程中执行的编程应用和在计算机系统是正常客户操作期间执行的第二应用之间的一些信号是共同的,连接器可以用于在制造过程和正常客户操作期间提供数据值。 换句话说,用于在制造过程中驱动编程数据的数据信号可能被重新用于在正常的客户操作期间向输入/输出设备提供串行数据。

    System and method for improved LBIST power and run time
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for improved LBIST power and run time 有权
    改善LBIST功率和运行时间的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07716546B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-11

    申请号:US11866787

    申请日:2007-10-03

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28 G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/27

    摘要: A method for improved Logic Built-In Self-Test (LBIST) includes providing a plurality of control signal sets, by an LBIST controller, to an LBIST domain comprising a plurality of LBIST satellite modules. Each of the plurality of LBIST satellite modules receives an individual one of the plurality of control signal sets. The LBIST controller interleaves the LBIST channel scan and LBIST sequence operations for each of the LBIST satellite modules, through the plurality of control signal sets.A test system includes a Logic Built-In Self-Test (LBIST) domain comprising a plurality of LBIST satellite modules. An LBIST controller couples to the LBIST domain and provides a plurality of control signal sets to the LBIST domain, wherein each of the plurality of LBIST satellite modules receives an individual one of the plurality of control signal sets. The LBIST controller interleaves LBIST channel scan operations for each of the LBIST satellite modules, through the plurality of control signal sets.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于改进逻辑内置自检(LBIST)的方法包括:由LBIST控制器将多个控制信号组提供给包括多个LBIST卫星模块的LBIST域。 多个LBIST卫星模块中的每一个接收多个控制信号组中的一个。 LBIST控制器通过多个控制信号组来交织每个LBIST卫星模块的LBIST信道扫描和LBIST序列操作。 测试系统包括包括多个LBIST卫星模块的逻辑内置自测(LBIST)域。 LBIST控制器耦合到LBIST域并向LBIST域提供多个控制信号组,其中多个LBIST卫星模块中的每一个接收多个控制信号组中的一个。 LBIST控制器通过多个控制信号组来交织每个LBIST卫星模块的LBIST信道扫描操作。

    Electronic fuse apparatus and methodology including addressable virtual electronic fuses
    9.
    发明授权
    Electronic fuse apparatus and methodology including addressable virtual electronic fuses 有权
    电子熔断装置和方法,包括可寻址的虚拟电子保险丝

    公开(公告)号:US07515498B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-07

    申请号:US11674227

    申请日:2007-02-13

    IPC分类号: G11C7/00

    CPC分类号: G11C17/18 G11C17/16

    摘要: A virtual electronic fuse (VEF) apparatus and methodology are disclosed that permit the state of an electronic fuse to change from an un-blown state to a blown state and then back to a virtual un-blown state. In one embodiment, the electronic fuse may change from the virtual un-blown state back again to a virtual blown state. The fuse apparatus includes multiple VEFs, each VEF exhibiting a respective address. The fuse apparatus also includes an address pool including multiple address pool locations. A fuse programmer stores an address of one of the VEFs in one or more address pool locations to indicate one or more state changes for a particular VEF. The fuse programmer may also store different VEF addresses in different address pool locations to indicate state changes for different VEFs.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种虚拟电子熔丝(VEF)装置和方法,其允许电子熔丝的状态从未吹制状态改变到吹制状态,然后返回到虚拟未吹塑状态。 在一个实施例中,电子熔断器可以从虚拟未发生状态改变回到虚拟吹制状态。 熔丝装置包括多个VEF,每个VEF呈现相应的地址。 熔丝装置还包括包括多个地址池位置的地址池。 保险丝编程器将一个VEF的地址存储在一个或多个地址池位置中,以指示特定VEF的一个或多个状态改变。 保险丝编程器还可以在不同的地址池位置存储不同的VEF地址,以指示不同VEF的状态变化。

    Method and apparatus for determining system identification number system
using system data bus and pull-up resistors in combination with a
sensing circuitry
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining system identification number system using system data bus and pull-up resistors in combination with a sensing circuitry 失效
    用于使用系统数据总线和上拉电阻器与感测电路组合来确定系统识别号码系统的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5987548A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-16

    申请号:US888800

    申请日:1997-07-07

    IPC分类号: G06F13/40 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4068

    摘要: A method and implementing system are provided for determining and retaining an identification number relevant to an electronic system component and/or component configuration. In an exemplary embodiment, existing pull-up resistors within a computer system are connected in a manner to enable associated circuitry to determine a pre-assigned identification number for the computer system. The identification number is stored in an identification number register and accessible for providing the identification number in response to a requests from other devices within the system.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于确定和保留与电子系统组件和/或组件配置相关的识别号的方法和实现系统。 在示例性实施例中,计算机系统内的现有上拉电阻器以使得相关联的电路能够确定计算机系统的预先分配的识别号码的方式被连接。 识别号码存储在识别号码寄存器中,并可被访问以便响应来自系统内其他设备的请求提供识别号码。