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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Young-Hoon Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Si-Hong Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Chang-Kyo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Hwan Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyung-Soo Ha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling on-die termination (ODT) in a multi-rank system including a plurality of memory ranks is provided. The method includes: enabling ODT circuits of the plurality of memory ranks into an initial state when the multi-rank system is powered on; enabling the ODT circuits of a write target memory rank and non-target memory ranks among the plurality of memory ranks during a write operation; and disabling the ODT circuit of a read target memory rank among the plurality of memory ranks while enabling the ODT circuits of non-target memory ranks among the plurality of memory ranks during a read operation.