摘要:
A memory system includes a memory controller and a memory device. The memory device exchanges data through a first channel with the memory controller, exchanges a first cyclic redundancy check (CRC) code associated with the data through a second channel with the memory controller, and receives a command/address packet including a second CRC code associated with a command/address from the memory controller through a third channel.
摘要:
An on-die termination circuit includes a termination resistor unit connected to an external pin, and a termination control unit connected to the termination resistor unit. The termination resistor unit provides termination impedance to a transmission line connected to the external pin. The termination control unit varies the termination impedance in response to a plurality of bits of strength code associated with a data rate.
摘要:
Integrated circuit memory devices include an internal command generator and a memory control circuit responsive to an internal command generated by the internal command generator. The internal command generator is configured to generate an internal command in response to a combination of an independent command and at least one dependent command received in sequence by the memory device. For example, the internal command generator may be configured to require the independent command to follow the at least one dependent command in the sequence when generating the internal command from the combination of the independent and dependent commands. Alternatively, the internal command generator may be configured to require the independent command to precede the at least one dependent command in the sequence before generating the internal command from the combination of the independent and dependent commands. These independent and dependent commands may be received by the memory device as respective multi-bit external command signals.
摘要:
The PLL includes a selection signal generator configured to output a selection signal varying in response to a first clock signal, and a first dividing circuit configured to divide an externally input reference clock signal by a division ratio and output a first division signal. The first dividing circuit selects one of a plurality of edges of the reference clock signal applied for at least one cycle of the first division signal in response to the selection signal, and synchronizes and generates the first division signal on the basis of the selected edge of the reference clock signal. A second dividing circuit is configured to receive an output clock signal, divide the output clock signal by a division ratio, and output a second division signal. The second dividing circuit selects one of the edges of the reference clock signal applied for at least one cycle of the second division signal in response to the selection signal, and synchronizes and generates the second division signal on the basis of the selected edge of the reference clock signal. A synchronous signal output portion is configured to detect a phase difference between the first and second division signals, generate a control voltage corresponding to the phase difference, and output the output clock signal having a frequency corresponding to the control voltage.
摘要:
A high-speed double or quadrature data rate interface semiconductor device and a method thereof are provided. A transmitter (e.g., a data transmitting semiconductor device) for high-speed data transmission transmits a first strobe signal and a second strobe signal, which have a phase difference of 90 degrees there-between, a first group (byte of) data, and a second group (byte of) data. The transmitter adjusts the phase of at least one of the first and second strobe signals based on phase-error information fed back from a receiver and then transmits the phase-adjusted strobe signal to the receiver. The receiver receives the first and second strobe signals from the transmitter and receives the first group (byte of) data and the second group (byte of) data using the first and second strobe signals. The receiver does not require a phase-locked loop (PLL) or a delay-locked loop (DLL), thereby decreasing the circuit area and power consumption of the receiver. In addition, since source synchronization is realized using a strobe signal, phase noise can be efficiently removed.
摘要:
Semiconductor devices, a system including said semiconductor devices and methods thereof are provided. An example semiconductor device may receive data scheduled for transmission, scramble an order of bits within the received data, the scrambled order arranged in accordance with a given pseudo-random sequence. The received data may be balanced such that a difference between a first number of the bits within the received data equal to a first logic level and a second number of bits within the received data equal to a second logic level is below a threshold. The balanced and scrambled received data may then be transmitted. The example semiconductor device may perform the scrambling and balancing operations in any order. Likewise, on a receiving end, another semiconductor device may decode the original data by unscrambling and unbalancing the transmitted data. The unscrambling and unbalancing operations may be performed in an order based upon the order in which the transmitted data is scrambled and balanced.
摘要:
Semiconductor devices, a system including said semiconductor devices and methods thereof are provided. An example semiconductor device may receive data scheduled for transmission, scramble an order of bits within the received data, the scrambled order arranged in accordance with a given pseudo-random sequence. The received data may be balanced such that a difference between a first number of the bits within the received data equal to a first logic level and a second number of bits within the received data equal to a second logic level is below a threshold. The balanced and scrambled received data may then be transmitted. The example semiconductor device may perform the scrambling and balancing operations in any order. Likewise, on a receiving end, another semiconductor device may decode the original data by unscrambling and unbalancing the transmitted data. The unscrambling and unbalancing operations may be performed in an order based upon the order in which the transmitted data is scrambled and balanced.
摘要:
A system including a plurality of transmission lines, a transmitter outputting respective signals to each of the plurality of transmission lines, a receiver receiving each of the plurality of signals via respective transmission lines, the receiver including a connection path connected to a termination voltage, a plurality of termination circuits distributed along the connection path, each termination circuit receiving a unique termination voltage from the connection path, receiving a respective signal and outputting a terminated input signal, a reference voltage generator including multiple reference voltage generator units connected to a common voltage, each reference voltage generator unit uniquely receiving at least one unique termination voltage and outputting a reference voltage, and a plurality of data input buffers receiving respective signals and an appropriate reference voltage of the multiple reference voltages output from the reference voltage generator.
摘要:
A majority voter circuit is configured to generate a selecting signal based on first input data and inverted first input data. The first input data and the inverted first input data each include an odd-number of bits, and the odd-number of bits include bits of a first type and bits of a second type. The generated selecting signal is indicative of which of the first type and the second type of bits in the first input data are in the majority.
摘要:
An AC-coupling phase interpolator and a DLL using the same are provided. The AC-coupling phase interpolator includes a coupling capacitor generating and outputting a coupling signal by AC-coupling to an interpolation signal obtained by phase-interpolating an input signal. Thereby, it is possible to correct duty of an input signal and adjust the level of an output signal.