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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Jacob Baker, Boise, ID (US);
Brent Keeth, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); G11C 11/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 11/42 (2013.01); G06F 13/16 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01);
Abstract
A optical link for achieving electrical isolation between a controller and a memory device is disclosed. The optical link increases the noise immunity of electrical interconnections, and allows the memory device to be placed a greater distance from the processor than is conventional without power-consuming I/O buffers.