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Granted Patent B2
US 11,755,255 · App. 16/889,244 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Memory device comprising a plurality of memories sharing a resistance for impedance matching

Inventors: Won Ha Choi (Icheon-si, KR); Oung Sic Cho (Icheon-si, KR); Jong Hoon Oh (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
G06F3/068G06F3/061G06F3/0659G06F11/1048
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Patent No.
US 11,755,255
App. No.
16/889,244
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A memory device includes a plurality of memories, a plurality of access units, and a controller configured to control data from an access unit according to an operation cycle of another access unit whose form factor is different from that of the access unit. A resistor can be shared by the plurality of memories for impedance matching, which can shorten calibration time.

Claims (48)

1. A memory device comprising:

a plurality of memories having a plurality of form factors to support a plurality of access units; and

a controller configured to control data from an access unit according to an operation cycle of another access unit for a form factor different from that of the access unit,

wherein the plurality of memories are configured to share a resistor for impedance matching,

wherein the plurality of memories includes a first memory and a second memory,

wherein the first memory performs impedance matching according to a resistance value of the resistor and generates a completion signal when the impedance matching is completed, and

wherein the second memory starts impedance matching by receiving the completion signal provided from the first memory.

2. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the access unit has a burst length different from that of another access unit, and wherein the plurality of memories are coupled to have a chain structure.

3. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate an internal command based on the access unit.

4. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprising a storage circuit is configured to store information about the access unit.

5. The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the controller comprising an error correction circuit is configured to generate error correction information and perform error correction on read data read from a memory.

6. A memory device comprising:

a plurality of memories having a plurality of form factors to support a plurality of access units;

a controller configured to manage data according to operation cycles of an access unit for a form factor different from that of another access unit; and

a storage circuit configured to store information about the access unit,

wherein the plurality of memories are configured to share a resistor for impedance matching,

wherein the plurality of memories includes a first memory and a second memory,

wherein the first memory performs impedance matching according to a resistance value of the resistor and generates a completion signal when the impedance matching is completed, and

wherein the second memory starts impedance matching by receiving the completion signal provided from the first memory.

7. The memory device of claim 6 , wherein the access unit has a burst length different from that of another access unit, and wherein the plurality of memories are coupled to have a chain structure.

8. The memory device of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to generate an internal command based on the access unit.

9. The memory device of claim 6 , wherein the controller comprising an access unit comparison circuit is configured to compare a size of the data with the access unit.

10. The memory device of claim 6 , wherein the controller comprising an error correction circuit is configured to generate error correction information and perform error correction on read data read from a memory.

11. A memory device comprising:

a plurality of memories having a plurality of form factors to support a plurality of access units;

a controller configured to control data from an access unit according to an operation cycle different from that of another access unit; and

a storage circuit configured to store information about the access unit,

wherein the plurality of memories are configured to share a resistor for impedance matching,

wherein the plurality of memories includes a first memory and a second memory,

wherein the first memory performs impedance matching according to a resistance value of the resistor and generates a completion signal when the impedance matching is completed, and

wherein the second memory starts impedance matching by receiving the completion signal provided from the first memory.

12. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the access unit has a burst length different from that of another access unit, and wherein the plurality of memories are coupled to have a chain structure.

13. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to generate an internal command based on the access unit.

14. The memory device of claim 11 ,

wherein the controller comprising an access unit comparison circuit is configured to compare a size of the data with the access unit.

15. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the controller comprising an error correction circuit is configured to generate error correction information and perform error correction on read data read from a memory.

16. A memory device comprising:

a plurality of memories having a plurality of form factors to support a plurality of access units;

a controller configured to control data from an access unit according to an operation cycle different from that of another access unit whose form factor is different from that of the access unit; and

a storage circuit configured to store information about the access unit,

wherein the plurality of memories are configured to share a resistor for impedance matching,

wherein the plurality of memories includes a first memory and a second memory,

wherein the first memory performs impedance matching according to a resistance value of the resistor and generates a completion signal when the impedance matching is completed, and

wherein the second memory starts impedance matching by receiving the completion signal provided from the first memory.

17. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the access unit has a burst length different from that of another access unit, and wherein the plurality of memories are coupled to have a chain structure.

18. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the controller is configured to generate an internal command based on the access unit.

19. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the controller comprising an access unit comparison circuit is configured to compare a size of the data with the access unit.

20. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the controller comprising an error correction circuit is configured to generate error correction information and perform error correction on read data read from a memory.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2020
From: CHOI, WON HA; CHO, OUNG SIC; OH, JONG HOON
To: SK HYNIX INC.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0185948 · Dec 24, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0047345 · Apr 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (10)
Continuation In Part 16135980 · Sep 19, 2018
Continuation 15165214 · May 26, 2016
Continuation 16889244
Continuation In Part 16661685 · Oct 23, 2019
Continuation 16101998 · Aug 13, 2018
Continuation 15626648 · Jun 19, 2017
Continuation 14661687 · Mar 18, 2015
Continuation 16889244
Continuation In Part 15248240 · Aug 26, 2016
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