Title (en)

Termination circuit for on-die termination

Title (de)
Abschlussschaltung fr Terminierung auf dem Chip

Title (fr)
Circuit de terminaison pour une terminaison sur puce

Publication
EP 2693641 A1 20140205 (EN)

Application
EP 13190616 A 20100111

Priority
US 15188609 P 20090212
EP 10740862 A 20100111

Abstract (en)
A termination circuit (900) for a terminal (914) of a semiconductor device is disclosed, wherein the terminal (914) is associated with an expected
voltage swing. The termination circuit (900) may comprise a MOS transistor (902) connected between the terminal (914) and a power supply at a
supply voltage (V XYZ ) and analog control circuitry (928) for enabling and disabling on-die termination, which may comprise calibrator circuitry (952)
with access to a reference resistance. The calibrator circuitry (952) may be configured to carry out a calibration process for identifying an analog
calibration voltage (EN_902) that would cause the transistor (902) to impart a resistance substantially equal to the reference resistance if supplied
thereto as gate voltage. The control circuitry (928) may further be configured to drive the gate of the transistor (902G) with said one of a plurality of
analog calibration voltages when on-die termination is enabled.

Inventor
GILLINGHAM PETER B (CA)

Applicant
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC (CA)

IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)

H03K 19/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (invention and additional information)

H03K 3/012(2013.01); H03K 19/0005(2013.01); H03K 19/00361(2013.01); H04L 25/0278(2013.01); H01L2924/0002(2013.01)

Combination set (CPC)

H01L2924/0002 + H01L2924/00

Citation (applicant)
ADEL S. SEDRA; KENNETH C. SMITH: "Microelectronic Circuits", 1991, SAUNDERS COLLEGE PUBLISHING, pages: 310

Citation (search report)

[XI]US 6836144 B1 20041228 - BUI JOHN HENRY [US], et al
[XI]US 2006044008 A1 20060302 - MIYAKE HIROSHI [JP], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

EPO simple patent family

US 2010201397 A1 20100812; US 8063658 B2 20111122; CN 102396156 A 20120328; EP 2396885 A1 20111221; EP 2396885 A4 20120926;
EP 2396885 B1 20131106; EP 2693641 A1 20140205; ES 2445402 T3 20140303; JP 2012517750 A 20120802; JP 5539403 B2 20140702; KR
20110128858 A 20111130; TW 201032469 A 20100901; TW I416869 B 20131121; US 2012126849 A1 20120524; US 2013249592 A1 20130926;
US 8471591 B2 20130625; WO 2010091497 A1 20100819

INPADOC legal status

2016-09-07 [18D] DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
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2015-12-23 [17Q] FIRST EXAMINATION REPORT

- Effective date : 20151124

2014-10-29 [RAP1] TRANSFER OF RIGHTS OF AN EP PUBLISHED APPLICATION

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- Document : EP 2396885 P

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