Integrated Memory Logic, Inc.

Cindy Yuklin Ng

Jeongsik Yang

Chiayao S Tung

Shuen-Chin Chang

Yong E Park

Young Gon Kim

Jawji Chen

An apparatus for providing multi-symbol signaling includes a multi-symbol encoder circuit. The multi-symbol encoder circuit is operable to encode data into a plurality of symbols, each symbol uniquely defined by a signal transition and a signal region in a carrier signal. A driver circuit, coupled to the multi-symbol encoder circuit, is operable to drive the carrier signal.

System and method for multi-symbol interfacing

An I/O interface circuit includes an output buffer circuit and an input buffer circuit. The output buffer circuit can receive a first stream of data elements for output from the semiconductor chip, add a separate reference element for each data element in the first stream, and generate a first data transmission signal representing the data elements of the first stream and the respective reference elements. The input buffer circuit can receive a second data transmission signal representing data elements of a second stream and respective reference elements for the data elements of the second stream, sample the second data transmission signal to obtain voltage values for each data element of the second stream and the respective reference element, and interpret the voltage value for each data element of the second stream against the voltage value for the respective reference element in order to recover the data elements of the second stream.

System for I/O interfacing for semiconductor chip utilizing addition of reference element to each data element in first data stream and interpret to recover data elements of second data stream

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Cindy Yuklin Ng