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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Victor Y. Tsai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William H. Radke, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Peter Feeley, Boise, ID (US);
Neal A. Galbo, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Robert N. Leibowitz, Boise, ID (US);
Victor Y. Tsai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William H. Radke, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Peter Feeley, Boise, ID (US);
Neal A. Galbo, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Robert N. Leibowitz, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for device to device flow control. In one or more embodiments, a system configured for device to device flow control includes a host and a chain of devices, including one or more memory device, coupled to each other and configured to communicate with the host device through a same host port. In one or more embodiments, at least one device in the chain is configured to regulate the flow of data by sending a token in downstream data packets, the token allowing devices downstream from the respective at least one device to send an upstream data packet to the respective at least one device.