Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide memory systems having a plurality of memory devices sharing an interface for the transmission of read data. A controller can identify consecutive read requests sent to different memory devices. To avoid data contention on the interface, for example, the controller can be configured to delay the time until read data corresponding to the second read request is placed on the interface.
Abstract:
A memory system and method uses stacked memory device dice coupled to each other and to a logic die. The logic die may include a timing correction system that is operable to control the timing at which the logic die receives signals, such as read data signals, from each of the memory device dice. The timing correction controls the timing of the read data or other signals by adjusting the timing of respective strobe signals, such as read strobe signals, that are applied to each of the memory device dice. The memory device dice may transmit read data to the memory device at a time determined by when it receives the respective strobe signals. The timing of each of the strobe signals is adjusted so that the read data or other signals from all of the memory device dice are received at the same time.
Abstract:
A synchronous dynamic random access memory ("SDRAM") device (100) includes a pipelined write data path coupling data from a data bus to a DRAM array (122), and a pipelined read data path coupling read data from the array ((122) to the data bus. The SDRAM device also includes a bypass path allowing the write data in the write data path to be coupled directly to the read data path without firs being stored in the DRAM array. The write data are preferably coupled through the write data path by issuing a write command to the DRAM device, and the read data are preferably coupled through the read data path by issuing a read command to the DRAM device. The memory array is inhibited from responding to these commands so that the write data are not stored in the array, and read data from the array are not coupled to the read data path.