Patent ID: 8271758
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising a plurality of mixed type memory devices including at least first and second devices in a serial interconnection configuration, the first device having serial input and output connections, the second device having a serial input connection, the serial input connection of the first device being coupled to a serial output connection of a previous device, the serial output connection of the first device being coupled to the serial input connection of the second device, the first device comprising: a receiver for receiving a device identifier (ID) and a device type (DT) through the serial input connection thereof; a device information provider for providing DT information (DTI) of the first device; a determiner for determining whether the received DT matches the DTI of the first device to provide a determination result of a match result or a non-match result; an ID producer for producing an ID in response to the match result; and a signal output provider for outputting the received ID in response to the non-match result.