Circuits, systems and methods for dynamic reference voltage calibration
AssigneeRambus Inc.
InventorsKyung Oh, Frank Lambrecht, David Nguyen
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AssigneeRambus Inc.
InventorsKyung Oh, Frank Lambrecht, David Nguyen
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A circuit, system and method adjusts a reference voltage, such as an internal or external reference voltage VREF, in response to a first voltage at a first contact, such as a pin on a memory controller used for reading or writing data, and a second voltage at a second contact in embodiments. Logic is coupled to the first and second contacts to provide a control signal in response to the first and second voltages. A comparator provides an input signal to the logic in response to a target reference voltage and the reference voltage during a calibration or initialization mode of operation. In an alternate embodiment, a plurality of data values at a first contact are compared to a predetermined plurality of test data. An up/down signal is then provided to a counter and a register stores a counter value used to provide a reference voltage. In a further embodiment, a system, in particular a memory controller provides a respective plurality of internal reference voltages for a respective plurality of grouped integrated circuit memory devices during a respective plurality of read operations.
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