MPR is a multi-purpose register. It is a specialized register designed to allow predefined data to be read out of the DRAM. Data is one bit wide and is output on a prime DQ. For Micron DDR3 parts, the prime DQs are DQ0 for x4/x8 and DQ0/DQ8 for x16. Two locations in the MPR are defined. One allows the readout of predefined data burst—in this case, 01010101. The other location is used to output the refresh trip points from the on-die thermal sensor.