Apparatuses and methods for transmitting an operation mode with a clock
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorJung-Hwa Choi
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for transmitting a command mode (e.g., operation mode) associated with a command between devices are disclosed. One device may be configured as a master and one or more devices may be configured as slaves. The command mode may be transmitted by the master to the slaves by setting a resting state of a clock signal transmitted between the devices and transitioning a device enable signal to an active state. The slaves may detect the resting state of the clock at the time the enable signal is transitioned to the active state in order to determine the command mode of the command. The devices may then execute the command in the mode indicated by the transmitted command mode.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first device configured to provide a clock signal and an enable signal;
- and
- a plurality of second devices configured to receive the clock signal and the enable signal and to execute an operation responsive to an active state of the enable signal, wherein the operation is executed in a mode based, at least in part, on a resting state of the clock signal when the enable signal transitioned to the active state.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first device configured to receive a clock signal and an enable signal, wherein responsive to a state of the clock signal when the enable signal is transitioned to an active state, the first device is further configured to execute an operation in a mode associated with the state of the clock signal.
A method comprising:
- receiving a clock signal;
- receiving an enable signal;
- and
- executing an operation in a first mode when the clock signal is in a first state when the enable signal is received or in a second mode when the clock signal is in a second state when the enable signal is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.