Tuesday, February 14, 2006

USPO to Rambus - Happy Valentine's Day


United States Patent 7,000,062

Perego, et al. February 14, 2006

System and method featuring a controller device and a memory module that includes an integrated circuit buffer device and a plurality of integrated circuit memory devices

Abstract
A system comprises a master device and a first integrated circuit buffer device. A first plurality of integrated circuit memory devices are coupled to the first integrated circuit buffer device. A first plurality of signal lines are coupled to the first integrated circuit buffer device and the master device, wherein the first plurality of signal lines communicate control information, address information and data from the master device to the first integrated circuit buffer device. A second plurality of signal lines are coupled to the first integrated circuit buffer device. A second integrated circuit buffer device is coupled to the second plurality of signal lines, the second integrated circuit buffer device receives the control information, the address information and the data from the first integrated circuit buffer device over the second plurality of signal lines. A second plurality of integrated circuit memory devices are coupled to the second integrated circuit buffer device. A third plurality of signal lines are coupled to the first integrated circuit buffer device, the second integrated circuit buffer device and the master device. The third plurality of signal lines communicate information from the master device that initialize the first integrated circuit buffer device and the second integrated circuit buffer device.

Inventors: Perego; Richard E. (San Jose, CA); Sidiropoulos; Stefanos (Palo Alto, CA); Tsern; Ely (Los Altos, CA)

Assignee: Rambus Inc. (Los Altos, CA)

Appl. No.: 054797

Filed: February 10, 2005

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