IP Library Granted Patent US 10,373,674
Granted Patent B2
US 10,373,674 · App. 15/692,937 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Apparatuses and methods for data transmission offset values in burst transmissions

Inventor: Wolfgang A. Spirkl (Germering, DE)
Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
G11C11/4096G11C11/4087
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Patent No.
US 10,373,674
App. No.
15/692,937
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for data transmission offset values in burst transmissions. An example apparatus may include offset logic configured to provide offset values associated with a receiver circuit of a memory device coupled to a signal line. The offset values are based on individual transition threshold voltages biases of sample circuits of the receiver circuit. The example apparatus may further include an input/output (I/O) circuit comprising a driver circuit. The driver circuit configured to receive a logic signal and the offset values and to provide an output signal to the signal line based on the logic signal and to adjust voltages of the output signal based on the offset values.

Claims (25)

1. An apparatus comprising:

offset logic configured to provide offset values associated with a receiver circuit of a memory device coupled to a signal line, wherein the offset values are based on individual threshold voltage biases of sample circuits of the receiver circuit; and

an input/output (I/O) circuit comprising a driver circuit, the driver circuit configured to receive a logic signal and the offset values, the driver circuit configured to provide an output signal to the signal line based on the logic signal and to adjust voltages of the output signal based on the offset values, wherein the driver circuit comprises a driver configured to provide the output signal to the signal line based on pull-up and pull-down signals, wherein the pull-up and pull-down signals are based on the logic signal and the offset value, wherein the driver circuit further comprises an encoder coupled to the driver, wherein the encoder is configured to receive the logic signal and the offset values and to provide the pull-up and pull-down signals based on the logic signal and the offset values.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the encoder is configured to determine a voltage that corresponds to a first data slot of the logic signal and adjust the determined voltage based on an offset value of the offset values associated with the data slot to provide an output voltage, wherein the encoder is configured to provide the pull-up and pull-down signals based on the output voltage.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the encoder is configured to apply a first offset value of the offset values to a bit of the logic signal corresponding to a first data slot and to apply a second offset value of the offset values to a second bit of the logic signal corresponding to a second data slot.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first offset value is different than the second offset value.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first data slot is adjacent the second data slot.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising a training circuit configured to perform an interface training operation with the receiver circuit of the memory to determine the offset values.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the training circuit configured to perform the interface training operation comprises providing test signals with various voltage levels to the receiver circuit over the signal line and receiving signals back based on the test signals, wherein the offset values are determined based on the received signals.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving a logic signal;

receiving offset values associated with a receiver circuit of a memory device coupled to a signal line, wherein the offset values are based on individual transition threshold voltage biases of sample circuits of the receiver circuit;

determining a voltage to provide on the signal line based on the logic signal;

applying the offset values to adjust the voltage to provide on the signal line by;

applying a first offset value to the signal line for data slots corresponding to a first sample circuit of the receiver circuit; and

applying a second offset value to the signal line for data slots corresponding to a second sample circuit of the receiver circuit; and

providing the adjusted voltage on the signal line.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first offset value is different than the second offset value.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first data slot is a negative offset value and the second data slot is a positive offset value.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein applying the offset values to adjust the voltage to provide on the signal line comprises providing pull-up and pull-down signals for a driver.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising performing an interface training operation with the receiver circuit of the memory to determine the offset values.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein performing the interface training operation comprises:

providing test signals with various voltage levels to the receiver circuit over the signal line;

receiving signals back based on the test signals; and

determining the offset values based on the received signals.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2019
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051028/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 050709/0838 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 046597/0333 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.; MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 047540/0001 →
SUPPLEMENT NO. 6 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044348/0253 →
SUPPLEMENT NO. 6 TO PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 1, 2017
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044653/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: SPIRKL, WOLFGANG A.
To: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 043466/0368 →
Continuity (1)
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