Methods and apparatus for strobe signaling and edge detection thereof
US8233332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/2254
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data system component having a state machine circuit and receivers that utilize high and low threshold signals permits accurate detection of strobe signal pattern edges such as those for preamble, burst and post-amble conditions in the strobe signal. The state machine circuit may then be configured to set conditions associated with further circuit elements such as for power saving, data reception, on-die termination, etc. based on the conditions detected in the strobe signal to improve data or memory system performance. The components may be implemented as part of memory controllers and/or memory such as a dynamic random access memory and used in memory read and write operations.
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