Netlist, Inc.
Memory module having an open-drain output pin for parity error in a first mode and for training sequences in a second mode

Abstract:

According to certain aspects, a memory module is coupled to a memory controller of a host computer system via an interface. The memory module is operable in at least a second mode and a first mode. The memory module in the second mode is configured to perform training related to one or more training sequences initiated by the memory controller while the memory module is not accessed by the memory controller for memory read or write operations. The memory module in the first mode is configured to perform one or more memory read or write operations not associated with the one or more training sequences by communicating data signals with the memory module. The memory module has an open-drain output pin via which the memory module output a signal indicating a parity error having occurred while the memory module is performing a normal memory read or write operation, and via which the memory module output a signal related to the one or more training sequences.