| US 7,523,250 B2 | ||
| Semiconductor memory system and semiconductor memory chip | ||
| Paul Wallner, Prien (Germany); Andre Schäfer, München (Germany); and Peter Gregorius, München (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Qimonda AG, Munich (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/509,092. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10 2005 040 109 (DE), filed on Aug. 24, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0047372 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 711—105 [711/168] | 16 Claims |

| 1. A system, comprising:
a memory controller; and
at least one memory device connected to the memory controller via data, command, and address bus lines, wherein the at least
one memory device comprises:
a memory core;
a transmitting and receiving interface that transmits and receives data, command, and address signals to/from the memory controller
and/or to/from another memory device, wherein the system is operable to transmit the data, command, and address signals as
serial signal streams in the form of signal frames in correspondence with a predetermined protocol;
a frame decoder in a path between the transmitting and receiving interface and the memory core, that decodes signal frames
received by the transmitting and receiving interface; and
a temporary storage circuit that temporarily stores a number of write data and/or command units decoded by the frame decoder,
the temporary storage circuit being in the receiving path between the frame decoder and the memory core and including: a cell
array comprising a plurality of memory addresses; and an addressing and selector circuit to which address signals decoded
by the frame decoder from signal frames supplied by the memory controller are applied, that addresses the cell array and that
performs read/write selection out of/into the cell array, wherein the addressing and selector circuit includes an address
pointer and a frame counter.
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