17951567. SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

Organization Name

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Youngmin Jo of Hwaseong-si (KR)

Tongsung Kim of Suwon-si (KR)

Chiweon Yoon of Seoul (KR)

Byunghoon Jeong of Suwon-si (KR)

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17951567 titled 'SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a memory system that consists of multiple memory devices connected to internal channels and a controller connected to an external channel. An interface circuit is used to convert signals between the internal and external channels.

• The memory system includes multiple memory devices and a controller.
• Each memory device has internal channels for data and control communication.
• The controller has an external channel for data and control communication.
• An interface circuit connects the external channel to the internal channels.
• The interface circuit can serialize data signals from the controller and send them to the internal control channel.
• The interface circuit can parallelize signals from the external control channel and send them to the internal data channel.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Computer systems and servers that require efficient memory communication.
• High-performance computing applications that demand fast data transfer between memory devices and controllers.
• Data centers and cloud computing infrastructure that rely on memory systems for storage and retrieval.

Problems solved by this technology:

• Efficient communication between memory devices and controllers.
• Simplified interface circuit design for converting signals between different protocols.
• Streamlined data transfer process for improved overall system performance.

Benefits of this technology:

• Faster data transfer between memory devices and controllers.
• Reduced complexity in the design of memory systems.
• Improved overall system performance and efficiency.

Original Abstract Submitted

A memory system includes a plurality of memory devices, each connected to internal channels respectively including an internal data channel and an internal control channel, and each configured to perform communication based on a first interface protocol, a controller connected to an external channel including an external data channel and an external control channel and configured to perform communication based on a second interface protocol, and an interface circuit connecting the external channel to each of the internal channels. The interface circuit is configured to perform channel conversion by serializing a parallel data signal received from the controller through the external data channel and outputting the serialized signal to the internal control channel included in a first one of the internal channels, or parallelizing a signal received through the external control channel and outputting the parallelized signal to the internal data channel included in the first one of the internal channels.