IP Library Granted Patent US 9,076,515
Granted Patent B2
US 9,076,515 · App. 14/504,087 · Granted Jul 7, 2015

Memory devices, systems and methods employing command/address calibration

Inventor: Young-Jin Jeon (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G11C7/222G11C8/18G11C29/023G11C29/028G11C2207/2254G11C7/1072G11C7/22G11C8/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,076,515
App. No.
14/504,087
Granted
Jul 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

During a command/address calibration mode, a memory controller may transmit multiple cycles of test patterns as signals to a memory device. Each cycle of test pattern signals may be transmitted at an adjusted relative phase with respect to a clock also transmitted to the memory device. The memory device may input the test pattern signals at a timing determined by the clock, such as rising and/or falling edges of the clock. The test pattern as input by the memory device may be sent to the memory controller to determine if the test pattern was successfully transmitted to the memory device during the cycle. Multiple cycles of test pattern transmissions are evaluated to determine a relative phase of command/address signals with respect to the clock for transmission during operation of the system.

Claims (7)

1. A method of calibrating communication over a command/address bus of a memory device, comprising:

receiving a clock signal over a clock signal line;

receiving a calibration command over the command/address bus;

receiving a first test data packet over the command/address bus at a rising edge of the clock signal to generate first information;

receiving a second test data packet over the command/address bus at a falling edge of the clock signal to generate second information; and

transmitting the first and second information over a data bus.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving commands and addresses over the command/address bus at rising and falling edges of the clock signal.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0061319 · Jun 23, 2011 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 14295320 · Jun 3, 2014
Division 13430438 · Mar 26, 2012
Provisional Application 61468204 · Mar 28, 2011
Related Publication 20150016202A1 · Jan 15, 2015