Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Rambus Inc. - patent hat trick

Rambus rocks . . . ah yes, coffee is hitting the bloodstream . . .

United States Patent 7,062,597

Perego, et al. June 13, 2006

Integrated circuit buffer device

Abstract
A memory system architecture/interconnect topology that includes at least one point-to-point link between a master, and at least one memory subsystem. The memory subsystem includes a buffer device coupled to a plurality of memory devices. The memory system may be upgraded through dedicated point-to-point links and corresponding memory subsystems. The master communicates to the plurality of memory devices in each memory subsystem through the respective buffer device via each point-to-point link.

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.: 625276

Filed: July 23, 2003

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United States Patent 7,061,406

Dally, et al. June 13, 2006

Low power, DC-balanced serial link transmitter

Abstract
A transmitter for a data communication system that comprises a transmission line between first and second integrated circuits. An encoder on the first integrated circuit encodes an input data stream to produce a sequence of codewords, wherein codewords in the sequence are members of a set of codewords representing data in the input data stream, and the members of the set are substantially DC balanced, such as a Manchester encoded symbol set. An integrating circuit on the second integrated circuit integrates codewords by integrating for a first interval with a positive polarity within a particular signaling cell, and integrating for a second interval with a negative polarity within the particular signaling cell, to produce output representing the codewords. A sense circuit produces an output data stream.

Inventors: Dally; William J. (Palo Alto, CA); Poulton; John W. (Chapel Hill, NC)

Assignee: Rambus, Inc. (Los Altos, CA)

Appl. No.: 040835

Filed: January 21, 2005

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United States Patent 7,061,273

Wang, et al. June 13, 2006

Method and apparatus for multi-mode driver

Abstract
Multi-mode signal drivers with a single output circuit that may be controlled using a mode select input and that may include a common mode (CM) voltage compensation mechanism are described. In a first exemplary implementation, a multi-mode output driver is adapted to drive signals from a single output circuit according to at least two modes, such as a current mode logic (CML) signaling mode and a low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) mode. In a second exemplary implementation, a circuit comprises a quasi-LVDS output driver in which a differential amplifier circuit is connected in series with an adjustable resistive element and a programmable current source. In a third exemplary implementation, a CM voltage of an output driver circuit changes with changes to a programmable bias current. To compensate, a feedback mechanism provides a compensation signal to a variable resistive element of the output driver circuit to maintain a desired CM voltage.

Inventors: Wang; Yueyong (Sunnyvale, CA); Daly; Barry W. (Sunnyvale, CA); Nguyen; Nhat M. (San Jose, CA); Frans; Yohan U. (Palo Alto, CA)

Assignee: Rambus Inc. (Los Altos, CA)

Appl. No.: 456303

Filed: June 6, 2003

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