IP Library Granted Patent US 8,199,591
Granted Patent B2
US 8,199,591 · App. 12/494,381 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Data driver

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Patent No.
US 8,199,591
App. No.
12/494,381
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data driver is presented in which the data driver includes a termination/pull-up driver and a pull-down driver. The termination/pull-up driver is configured to perform a termination operation and a pull-up operation at the same time for a data output terminal during an active interval of a semiconductor memory. The pull-down driver is configured to be activated when the semiconductor memory performs a read operation, and configured to pull down the output terminal in response to a level of an input data.

Claims (27)

1. A data driver, comprising:

a termination/pull-up driver configured to simultaneously perform a termination operation and a pull-up operation for a data output terminal during an active interval of a semiconductor memory regardless of an input data; and

a pull-down driver configured to be activated when the semiconductor memory performs a read operation, and configured to pull down the output terminal in response to a level of the input data.

2. The data driver of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first switching element configured to pass the input data in response to an output control signal; and

a second switching element configured to deactivate the pull-down driver in response to the output control signal.

3. The data driver of claim 2 , wherein the termination/pull-up driver includes:

a resistance element connected to the data output terminal; and

a PMOS type transistor configured to be activated in response to a termination control signal by being connected between the resistance element and a power supply terminal.

4. The data driver of claim 3 , wherein the termination control signal maintains an activation state during the active interval of the semiconductor memory.

5. The data driver of claim 2 , wherein the pull-down driver includes:

a resistance element connected to the data output terminal; and

an NMOS type transistor configured to be activated in response to the input data by being connected between the resistance element and a ground terminal.

6. A data driver, comprising:

a first driver configured to terminate a data output terminal with a predetermined resistance value in response to a termination control signal regardless of an input data; and

a second driver configured to pull down the data output terminal in response to a level of a output control signal and in response to a level of the input data,

wherein the termination control signal is activated during a read operation interval and a write operation interval

wherein the output control signal is activated during the read operation interval.

7. The data driver of claim 6 , further comprising:

a first switching element configured to pass the input data in response to the output control signal; and

a second switching element configured to deactivate the second driver in response to the output control signal.

8. The data driver of claim 7 , wherein the first driver includes:

a resistance element configured to be connected to the data output terminal; and

a PMOS type transistor configured to be activated according to the termination control signal by being connected between the resistance element and a power supply terminal.

9. The data driver of claim 7 , wherein the second driver includes:

a resistance element connected to the data output terminal; and

an NMOS type transistor configured to be activated in response to the input data by being connected between the resistance element and a ground terminal.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE IS HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. NOT HYNIX-SEMICONDUCTOR INC. THERE IS NO HYPHEN IN THE NAME. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67328 FRAME 814. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded May 14, 2024
From: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 067412/0482 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067369/0832 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 6, 2024
From: HYNIX-SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 067328/0814 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2009
From: LEE, DONG UK; YANG, JI YEON
To: HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 022920/0586 →