G11C7/1084

APPARATUS INCLUDING RECONFIGURABLE INTERFACE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
20230051183 · 2023-02-16 ·

An apparatus including reconfigurable interface circuits and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An reconfigurable interface circuit may include an output buffer and an input buffer coupled to a connector for respectively generating and receiving signals. The reconfigurable interface circuit may include a control circuit configured to control operation of the input and output buffers along with additional circuits to selectively implement one or more from a set of selectable communication settings.

Page buffer circuit with bit line select transistor

Aspects of the disclosure provide a memory device. For example, the memory device can include a memory array, a bitline and a buffer. The memory array can include a plurality of memory strings. The memory strings can be divided into a first memory string group and a second memory string group. The bitline can include a first bitline segment coupled to the first memory string group and a second bitline segment coupled to the second memory string group. The first bitline segment can be disposed between the first memory string group and the buffer and be connected to the buffer through a first conduction path. The second bitline segment can be disposed between the second memory string group and the buffer and be connected to the buffer through a second conduction path.

High resolution ZQ calibration method using hidden least significant bit (HLSB)

A high resolution impedance adjustment (ZQ) calibration method using a hidden least significant bit (HLSB) is provided. The high resolution ZQ calibration method generates a data input/output (DQ) code of n+1 bits without a calibration time increase by adding the hidden least significant bit (HLSB) to a ZQ code of n bits output in a ZQ calibration operation of an impedance adjustment (ZQ) pad. A change in a termination resistance of the DQ pad is reduced as small as possible by the DQ code of n+1 bits.

ATPG TESTING METHOD FOR LATCH BASED MEMORIES, FOR AREA REDUCTION

Disclosed herein is logic circuitry and techniques for operation that hardware to enable the construction of first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffers from latches while permitting stuck-at-1 fault testing for the enable pin of those latches, as well as testing the data path at individual points through the FIFO buffer.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING NEAR-MEMORY SUPPORTING MODE SETTING, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
20230044654 · 2023-02-09 · ·

An electronic device includes: a system-on-chip (SoC) including a processor, a near-memory controller controlled by the processor, and a far-memory controller controlled by the processor; a near-memory device including a first memory channel configured to communicate with the near-memory controller and operate in a first mode of a plurality of modes, and a second memory channel configured to communicate with the near-memory controller and operate in a second mode different from the first mode from among the plurality of modes; and a far-memory device configured to communicate with the far-memory controller. The first memory channel is further configured to, based on a command from the near-memory controller, change an operation mode from the first mode to the second mode.

Memory device for receiving one clock signal as a multi-level signal and restoring original data encoded into the clock signal and method of operating the same

A method of operating a memory device including receiving a multilevel signal having M levels transmitted by an external controller through a clock receiving pin, where M is a natural number greater than 2, and decoding the multilevel signal to restore at least one of Data Bus Inversion (DBI) data, Data Mask (DM) data, Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) data, or Error Correction Code (ECC) data may be provided. The multilevel signal is a clock signal transmitted by the external controller, and is a signal swinging based on an intermediate reference signal that is an intermediate value between a minimum level and a maximum level among the M levels.

Command based on-die termination for high-speed NAND interface

Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for multi-drop multi-load NAND interface topology where a number of NAND flash devices share a common data bus with a NAND controller. A method for controlling on-die termination in a non-volatile storage device may comprise receiving a chip enable signal on a chip enable signal line from a controller, receiving an on-die termination (ODT) command on a data bus from the controller while the chip enable signal is on, decoding the on-die termination command and applying termination resistor (RTT) settings in the ODT command to a selected non-volatile storage unit at the non-volatile storage device to enable ODT for the selected non-volatile storage unit.

COMMAND AND ADDRESS INTERFACE REGIONS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
20230005514 · 2023-01-05 ·

Memory devices are disclosed. A memory device may include a command and address (CA) interface region including a first CA input circuit configured to generate a first CA output AND a second CA input circuit configured to generate a second CA output. The first CA input circuit and the second CA input circuit are arranged in a mirror relationship. The CA interface region further includes a swap circuit configured to select one of the first CA output and the second CA output for a first internal CA signal and select the other of the first CA output and the second CA output for a second internal CA signal. Memory systems and systems are also disclosed.

SINGLE "A" LATCH WITH AN ARRAY OF "B" LATCHES

An integrated circuit (IC) includes first and scan latches that are enabled to load data during a first part of a clock period. A clocking circuit outputs latch clocks with one latch clock driven to an active state during a second part of the clock period dependent on a first address input. A set of storage elements have inputs coupled to the output of the first scan latch and are respectively coupled to a latch clock to load data during a time that their respective latch clock is in an active state. A selector circuit is coupled to outputs of the first set of storage elements and outputs a value from one output based on a second address input. The second scan latch then loads data from the selector's output during the first part of the input clock period.

Page buffer and memory device including the same
11568905 · 2023-01-31 · ·

A page buffer includes a charging circuit, first and second storage circuits, and a selection circuit. The charging circuit charges a bit line during a precharging period. The first storage circuit determines and stores data corresponding to a state of a selected memory cell among memory cells connected to the bit line while the charging circuit charges the bit line. The second storage circuit, which is a circuit separate from the first storage circuit, determines and stores data corresponding to a state of the selected memory cell after the precharging period. The selection circuit outputs a control voltage controlling a switch element connected between the bit line and the charging circuit, and determines a magnitude of the control voltage during the precharging period, based on the data stored in the first storage circuit.