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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Longitude Semiconductor S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Hideyuki Yoko, Tokyo, JP;
LONGITUDE LICENSING LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A method for accessing a plurality of DRAM devices each having a plurality of banks, the plurality of DRAM devices being interconnected to receive common address and command signals. The method includes receiving a first chip selection address and a first bank address with an active command to activate a first bank in a first DRAM device of the plurality of DRAM devices. A first bank active flag is set, corresponding to the first bank address, in the first DRAM device of the plurality of DRAM devices. A second bank address with a column command is received. A second bank is accessed in a second DRAM device of the plurality of DRAM devices having a set bank active flag corresponding to the second bank address.