IP Library Granted Patent US 9,697,872
Granted Patent B2
US 9,697,872 · App. 13/313,699 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

High speed serial peripheral interface memory subsystem

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Patent No.
US 9,697,872
App. No.
13/313,699
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memory subsystem is disclosed. The memory subsystem includes a serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) volatile memory component, a serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) non-volatile memory component coupled to the serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) volatile memory component and a serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) interface. The serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) interface accesses the serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) volatile memory component and the serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) non-volatile memory component where data is accessed on leading and falling edges of a clock signal.

Claims (31)

1. A memory subsystem, comprising:

a serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) volatile memory component;

a SPI DDR non-volatile memory component coupled to the SPI DDR volatile memory component; and

a SPI DDR interface that accesses the SPI DDR volatile memory component and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the SPI DDR interface includes a plurality of parts distributed among respective separate components that include a processor, the SPI DDR volatile memory component and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the plurality of parts distributed among the separate components are a part of internal circuitry of the separate components, wherein the SPI DDR interface is operable to access data in the SPI DDR volatile memory component on leading and falling edges of a clock signal, and wherein the SPI DDR interface is operable to access data in the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component on leading and falling edges of the clock signal; and

a stacked package comprising the SPI DDR volatile memory component stacked with the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component and a pin to enable or disable the SPI DDR volatile memory component or the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the SPI DDR volatile memory component comprises an SPI DDR pseudostatic random access memory (PSRAM) and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component comprises an SPI DDR flash memory.

2. The memory subsystem of claim 1 wherein the SPI DDR PSRAM and the SPI DDR flash memory share a same bus.

3. The memory subsystem of claim 1 wherein the package includes 9 pins.

4. The memory subsystem of claim 1 wherein the package includes 7 active pins.

5. The memory subsystem of claim 4 wherein the 7 active pins includes 2 chip enable (CE) pins.

6. The memory subsystem of claim 4 wherein the 7 active pins comprise 1 clock signal (SCK), 4 input/output (I/O), and 2 chip select pins (CE) pins.

7. An electronic device, comprising:

a processing subsystem; and

a memory subsystem, wherein the memory subsystem comprises:

a serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) volatile memory component;

a SPI DDR non-volatile memory component coupled to the SPI DDR volatile memory component;

a SPI DDR interface that accesses the SPI DDR volatile memory and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory, wherein the SPI DDR interface includes a plurality of parts distributed among respective separate components that include a processor, the SPI DDR volatile memory component and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, and wherein the plurality of parts distributed among the separate components are a part of internal circuitry of the separate components, wherein the SPI DDR interface is operable to access data in the SPI DDR volatile memory component on leading and falling edges of a clock signal, and wherein the SPI DDR interface is operable to access data in the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component on leading and falling edges of the clock signal; and

a stacked package comprising the SPI DDR volatile memory component stacked with the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component and a pin to enable or disable the SPI DDR volatile memory component or the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the SPI DDR volatile memory component comprises an SPI DDR pseudostatic random access memory (PSRAM) and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component comprises a SPUI DDR flash memory.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein the SPI DDR PSRAM and the SPI DDR flash memory share a same bus.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein the package includes 9 pins.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 wherein the package includes 7 active pins.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 wherein the 7 active pins includes 2 chip enable (CE) pins.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 wherein the 7 active pins comprise 1 clock signal (SCK), 4 input/output (I/O), and 2 chip enable (CE) pins.

13. A method of forming a memory subsystem, comprising:

forming a serial peripheral interface (SPI) double data rate (DDR) volatile memory component;

forming a SPI DDR non-volatile memory component to be coupled to the SPI DDR volatile memory component; and

forming a SPI DDR interface for accessing the SPI DDR volatile memory component and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the SPI DDR interface includes a plurality of parts distributed among respective separate components that include a processor, the SPI DDR volatile memory component and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the plurality of parts distributed among the separate components are a part of the internal circuitry of the separate components that include a processor, the SPI DDR volatile memory component and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, and wherein the plurality of parts distributed among the separate components are a part of internal circuitry of the separate components, wherein data in the SPI DDR volatile memory component is accessed on leading and falling edges of a clock signal and data in the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component is accessed on leading and falling edges of the clock signal; and

forming a stacked package comprising the SPI DDR volatile memory component stacked with the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component and a pin to enable or disable the SPI DDR volatile memory component or the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component, wherein the SPI DDR volatile memory component comprises an SPI DDR pseudostatic random access memory (PSRAM) and the SPI DDR non-volatile memory component comprises an SPI DDR flash memory.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the SPI DDR PSRAM and the SPI DDR flash memory share a same bus.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the package includes 7 active pins.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the 7 active pins includes 2 chip enable (CE) pins.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the 7 active pins comprise 1 clock signal (SCK), 4 input/output (I/O), and 2 chip enable (CE) pins.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2022
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2022
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To: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE 8647899 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 035240 FRAME 0429. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTERST. Recorded Nov 3, 2020
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Oct 28, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: SPANSION LLC
To: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2015
From: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; SPANSION LLC
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
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From: WIDMER, KEVIN; LE, ANTHONY; ZITLAW, CLIFF
To: SPANSION LLC
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