IP Library Granted Patent US 7,274,583
Granted Patent B2
US 7,274,583 · App. 11/142,873 · Granted Sep 25, 2007

Memory system having multi-terminated multi-drop bus

Assignee: Postech
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Patent No.
US 7,274,583
App. No.
11/142,873
Granted
Sep 25, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a memory system having a multi-drop bus structure. The memory system includes a bus, a memory controller in which a port connected to the bus is terminated by a resistor having a first impedance value, a connector connected to a point having the first impedance value from the memory controller on a bus line, and a memory module connected to the connector. The memory module includes a first load connected to the connector and having the first impedance value, a second load connected to the first load and having a second impedance value, a first chip in which a port connected to the second load is terminated by a resistor having the second impedance value, a via hole penetrating a printed circuit board of the memory module between the first load and the second load, a third load connected to the via hole and having the second impedance value, and a second chip in which a port connected to the third load is terminated by a resistor having the second impedance value. The first load, the second load, and a first chip are formed on a first surface of the memory module while the third load and the second chip are formed on a second surface thereof.

Claims (37)

1. A memory system having a multi-drop bus structure comprising:

a bus line;

a connector connected to a bus line;

a memory controller in which a port connected to the bus line is terminated by a resistor having a second impedance value; and

a memory module connected to the connector and having at least one memory chip and a termination resistor in the memory chip,

wherein the memory module comprises:

a first load connected to the connector;

a second load connected to the first load and having a first impedance value;

a first chip in which a port connected to the second load is terminated by a resistor having the first impedance value;

a via hole penetrating a printed circuit board of the memory module between the first load and the second load;

a third load connected to the via hole and having the first impedance value; and

a second chip in which a port connected to the second load is terminated by a resistor having the first impedance value,

wherein the first load, the second load, and the first chip are formed on a first surface of the memory module while the third load and the second chip are formed on a second surface thereof, and a property impedance of a wire to which the memory chip is connected has the first impedance value.

2. The memory system of claim 1 , wherein the second impedance value is twice the first impedance value.

3. The memory system of claim 2 , wherein the first load has an impedance value corresponding to half of the first impedance value.

4. A memory system having, a multi-drop bus structure comprising:

a bus line;

a memory controller in which a port connected to the bus is terminated by a resistor having a first impedance value;

a connector connected to a point having the first impedance value from the memory controller on a bus line; and

a memory module connected to the connector, the memory module comprising:

a first load connected to the connector and having the first impedance value;

a second load connected to the first load and having a second impedance value;

a first chip in which a port connected to the second load is terminated by a resistor having the second impedance value;

a via hole penetrating a printed circuit board of the memory module between the first load and the second load;

a third load connected to the via hole and having the second impedance value; and

a second chip in which a port connected to the third load is terminated by a resistor having the second impedance value,

wherein the first load, the second load, and the first chip are formed on a first surface of the memory module while the third load and the second chip are formed on a second surface thereof.

5. The memory system of claim 4 , wherein the second impedance value is twice the first impedance value.

6. A memory module comprises:

a first load connected to a memory module electrode and having a first impedance value;

a second load connected to the first load and having a second impedance value;

a first chip in which a port connected to the second load is terminated by a resistor having the second impedance value;

a via hole penetrating a printed circuit board of the memory module between the first load and the second load;

a third load connected to the via hole and having the second impedance value; and

a second chip in which a port connected to the third load is terminated by a resistor having the second impedance value,

wherein the first load, the second load, and the first chip are formed on a first surface of the memory module while the third load and the second chip are formed on a second surface thereof.

7. The memory module of claim 6 , wherein the second impedance value is twice the first impedance value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2005
From: PARK, HONG JUNE; BAE, SEUNG JUN
To: POSTECH
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2004-0118264 · Dec 31, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060146627A1 · Jul 6, 2006