Multi-modal memory apparatuses and systems

US12072381B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Micron Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kenneth Marion Curewitz · Cameron Park, US
• Jaime Cummins · Bainbridge Island, US
• John D. Porter · Meridian, US
• Bryce D. Cook · Nampa, US
• Jeffrey P. Wright · Boise, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 18, 2022
• Grant date: Aug 27, 2024
• Expiry date: Nov 5, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R31/318597
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A memory controller and a physical interface layer may accommodate multiple memory types. In some examples, the memory controller and/or PHY may include a register that includes operating parameters for multiple operating modes. Different operating modes may be compatible with different memory types. In some examples, the memory controller and physical interface may be included in a system for testing multiple memory types. The system may provide multiple interfaces for communicating with the memory. The different communication types may be used for performing different tests and/or simulating different types of devices that may utilize the memory.