Memory system and data transmission method
US7155627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C11/401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory system of a high-speed operation can be realized by reducing an influence of reflection signals etc. caused by branching and impedance mismatching in various wirings between a memory controller and a memory module, and an influence due to transmission delays of data, command/address, and clocks in the memory module. To this end, a memory system comprises a memory controller and a memory module mounted with DRAMs. A buffer is mounted on the memory module. The buffer and the memory controller are connected to each other via data wiring, command/address wiring, and clock wiring. The DRAMs and the buffer on the memory module are connected to each other via internal data wiring, internal command/address wiring, and internal cock wiring. The data wiring, the command/address wiring, and the clock wiring may be connected to buffers of other memory modules in cascade. Between the DRAMs and the buffer on the memory module, high-speed data transmission is implemented using data phase signals synchronous with clocks.
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