Feedback system for accomodating different memory module loading
AssigneeVIA Technologies, Inc.
InventorNai-Shung Chang
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Abstract
A feedback system capable of accommodating different memory module loading. The feedback system utilizes the signal received by the data strobe feedback pin of a control chipset to simulate or to obtain memory module loading information so that timing of the data signal and data strobe signal can be adjusted accordingly. Therefore, data can be accurately written to or read from the memory module. The embodiment of this invention includes using a variable reference voltage source and a comparator to adjust the timing of the signal to the data strobe feedback pin, using independent simulating loads circuit and specially designed memory module with simulating load, and using a data strobe signal circuit that includes complete memory module loading.
Claims4
A feedback system inside a computer capable of accommodating different memory module loading, a memory module having a loading pin and a simulating load with the simulating load connected to the loading pin, comprising:
- a plurality of memory module slots for plug-in of memory modules, wherein each memory module slot has a loading pin, and when a memory module is plugged into any one of the memory module slots, the loading pin of the memory module is also connected to the loading pin of the memory module slot;
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- a control chipset connected to the memory module slots, wherein the control chipset has a data strobe pin and a data strobe feedback pin,
- wherein the data strobe pin of the control chipset is first connected to the loading pin of any one of the memory module slots and then connected to the loading pins of the other memory module slots serially, the loading pin of the last memory module slot is connected to the data strobe feedback pin of the control chipset to form a signal feedback loop, and when memory modules are plugged into some or all of the memory module slots, the control chipset is able to utilize signals received from the data strobe feedback pin to emulate the delay caused by memory module loading at the memory slot and hence data can be accurately written to or read from the memory module, and
- wherein the data strobe pin of the control chipset is also used to transmit the data, and hence both data transmission and time adjustment are carried out via the signal feedback loop.
A feedback system capable of accommodating different memory module loading, comprising:
- a plurality of memory module slots for plug-in of at least one memory module, wherein each memory module slot has a data strobe pin;
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- a control chipset connected to the memory module slots, wherein the control chipset has a data strobe pin and a data strobe feedback pin,
- wherein the data strobe pin of the control chipset is first connected to the data strobe pin of any one of the memory module slots and then connected to the data strobe pins of the other memory module slots serially, the data strobe pin of the last memory module slot is connected to the data strobe feedback pin of the control chipset to form a signal feedback loop, and when memory modules are plugged into some or all of the memory module slots, the control chipset is able to utilize signals received from the data strobe feedback pin to emulate the delay caused by memory module plugged into the memory slot and hence data can be accurately written to or read from the memory module, and
- wherein the data strobe pin of the control chipset is also used to transmit the data, and hence both data transmission and time adjustment are carried out via the signal feedback loop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.