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US 2012/0068872 A1Published application
Methods of quantizing signals using variable reference signals
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorR. Jacob Baker
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Abstract
Methods for reading a data location coupled to an electrical conductor. A counter receives a signal from an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the electrical conductor. The counter produces two or more counts, and in some embodiments, the counts are based in part on a variable reference voltage. An interfuser may be coupled to an output of the counter. The interfuser receives the two or more counts from the counter and reads data conveyed by the data location based on the two or more counts.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a data location;
- an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the data location;
- a counter coupled to an output of the analog-to-digital converter;
- and
- an interfuser coupled to the counter, wherein the interfuser is configured to receive two or more counts from the counter and read data conveyed by the data location based on the two or more counts.
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A method, the method comprising:
- generating a first value by sensing a data location at a first voltage;
- generating a second value by sensing the data location at a second voltage, wherein the second voltage is different from the first voltage;
- and
- combining the first value with the second value to read data conveyed by the data location.
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A system comprising:
- a device comprising:
- a plurality of data locations;
- a quantizing circuit coupled to the plurality of data locations, wherein the quantizing circuit comprises an interfuser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.