Method and apparatus to execute a memory maintenance operation during a screen blanking interval
US6593930B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/77
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A memory controller, in one embodiment of the present invention, can control the execution of a memory maintenance operation. A screen blanking event counter can output a first signal. A memory maintenance state circuit can be coupled to the screen blanking event counter to receive the first signal. The memory maintenance state circuit can output a memory maintenance enable signal.
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