Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for memory calibration averaging
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Application No.: US15187886Application Date: 2016-06-21
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Publication No.: US09666264B1Publication Date: 2017-05-30
- Inventor: Robert E. Jeter , Kai Lun Hsiung , Rakesh L. Notani , Xingchao C. Yuan
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Erik A. Heter
- Main IPC: G11C7/10
- IPC: G11C7/10 ; G11C11/4076 ; G11C11/4093 ; G11C11/4096

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for memory calibration averaging is disclosed. In one embodiment, a memory subsystem includes a memory and a memory controller. The memory controller includes a calibration control circuit that periodically performs calibrations of the memory subsystem. Calibration may be performed for a delay applied to a data strobe used to synchronized transfers of data between the memory controller and the memory, and a reference voltage used to distinguish between a logic 0 and a logic 1 during memory reads. Following the performance of a calibration, the values of the delay and the reference voltage may be set based on an average of a most recent number of calibrations.
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