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Storage device generating multi-level chip enable signal and operating method thereof

US11869860B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 20, 2021
Grant dateJan 9, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2225/06562
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage device includes a controller including first and second pins and configured to output a multi-level chip enable signal through the second pin, and a memory device. The memory device includes third and fourth pins respectively connected to the first and second pins, and a plurality of memory chips commonly connected to the fourth pin. The plurality of memory chips respectively include a plurality of resistors connected to one another in a daisy-chain structure between the third pin and a first voltage terminal. The plurality of memory chips are configured to respectively generate a plurality of reference voltage periods that divide between a voltage level of the third pin and a voltage level of the first voltage terminal based on the plurality of resistors.

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