Netlist, Inc.
MEMORY MODULE WITH DATA BUFFERING

Abstract:

A memory module operable to communicate data with a memory controller via a N-bit wide memory bus comprises memory devices arranged in a plurality of N-bit wide ranks. The memory module further comprises logic configurable to receive a set of input address and control signals associated with a read or write memory command and output registered address and control signals and data buffer control signals. The memory module further comprises circuitry coupled between the memory bus and corresponding data pins of memory devices in each of the plurality of N-bit wide ranks. The circuitry is configurable to enable registered transfers of N-bit wide data signals associated with the memory read or write command between the N-bit wide memory bus and the memory devices in response to the data buffer control signals and in accordance with an overall CAS latency of the memory module, which is greater than an actual operational CAS latency of the memory devices.