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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Nicholas Heath, Apex, NC (US);
Peter Mayer, Apex, NC (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Heath, Apex, NC (US);
Peter Mayer, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
Qimonda North America Corp., Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are generally related to systems comprising devices connected by a bus. A device in the system may include termination control logic capable of detecting changes in the system clock frequency. Upon detecting a clock frequency, the termination control logic may determine whether the clock frequency is greater than a threshold frequency. If so, the termination control logic may enable bus termination. However, if the new clock frequency is lower than the threshold frequency, bus termination may be disabled, thereby conserving power.