Device identification assignment and total device number detection
US9478502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2225/06541
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments comprise apparatuses to assign a respective one of a sequence of unique device identification (ID) values to each die in a stacked device. In an embodiment, each die may include a respective assignment device to operate on an input and generate, as an output, the respective one of the sequence of the unique device ID values. Each die may also include a respective evaluation device to detect a total number of dice in the stack. Additional apparatuses and methods are described.
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