Patent ID: 8539126

Claim:
A multidrop bus comprising: a transmission line with a first end, a second end, and at least one memory device connected to the transmission line between the first end and the second end; means for altering a frequency response of the bus to equalize signal amplitudes of signals transmitted along the transmission line within a first set of frequencies in which the phase error is at or below a desired level; and means for attenuating signal amplitudes within a second set of frequencies in which the phase-error is above a desired level, wherein the frequencies in the second set are higher than the frequencies in the first set, wherein the means for altering and the means for attenuating are connected to the transmission line, and wherein the altering and attenuating are optimized by connecting the means for altering and the means for attenuating at a location which is between 40% and 60% of the distance between first end and the first of the at least one memory device.