Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-02
2011-08-02
Lee, Chun-Kuan (Department: 2181)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral monitoring
C710S003000, C710S008000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07991925
ABSTRACT:
A memory controller is unaware of device types (DTs) of a plurality (N) of series-connected memory devices in an interconnection configuration. Possible DTs include, e.g., random access memories and Flash memories. First, the memory controller sends a specific DT (“don't care”) and an initial number of binary code to the first device of the interconnection configuration and the binary code is propagated through the devices. Each device performs a “+1” calculation regardless of the DT. The last device provides the memory controller with Nד+1” from which the memory controller can obtain the number N of devices in the interconnection configuration. Thereafter, the memory controller sends a search number (SN) of binary code and a search DT for DT matching that propagate through the devices. Each device performs DT match determination of “previous match”, “present match” and “don't care match”. Based on the match determination, the SN and search DT are or not modified. The modified or non-modified SN and DT are propagated through the devices. Such processes are repeated. From the propagated SN and DT and the previously recognized number of the devices, the memory controller can identify the DT of each device in the interconnection configuration.
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Pyeon Hong Beom
Sumi Shuji
Huson Zachary K
Lee Chun-Kuan
Mosaid Technologies Incorporated
Sumi Shuji
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