US 12,224,032 B2
Forwarding signal supply voltage in data transmission system
Scott C. Best, Palo Alto, CA (US); and John W. Poulton, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Assigned to Rambus Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rambus Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/537,347.
Application 14/573,773 is a division of application No. 13/391,223, granted, now 8,942,297, issued on Jan. 27, 2015, previously published as PCT/US2010/029252, filed on Mar. 30, 2010.
Application 18/537,347 is a continuation of application No. 17/668,606, filed on Feb. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,875,870.
Application 17/668,606 is a continuation of application No. 17/068,505, filed on Oct. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,282,549, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/068,505 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,780, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,839,863, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/696,780 is a continuation of application No. 16/148,491, filed on Oct. 1, 2018, granted, now 10,522,194, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 16/148,491 is a continuation of application No. 15/841,049, filed on Dec. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,102,885, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Application 15/841,049 is a continuation of application No. 15/391,744, filed on Dec. 27, 2016, granted, now 9,881,652, issued on Jan. 30, 2018.
Application 15/391,744 is a continuation of application No. 14/573,773, filed on Dec. 17, 2014, granted, now 9,565,039, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/238,511, filed on Aug. 31, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0185894 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H04L 1/20 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04L 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC G11C 5/144 (2013.01) [G06F 11/0727 (2013.01); G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G06F 11/0793 (2013.01); G06F 13/4072 (2013.01); G11C 5/145 (2013.01); H04L 1/203 (2013.01); H04L 25/0264 (2013.01); H04L 25/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated circuit comprising:
transmitter circuitry configured to transmit, via a first external interface and to a controller integrated circuit that has voltage regulator circuitry configured to generate a signal supply voltage, a data signal that is to have a signal swing that is based on the signal supply voltage; and
a second external interface configured to receive the signal supply voltage from the controller integrated circuit.