Apparatus and method for producing dummy data and output clock generator using same
US7464282B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/2254
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for producing dummy data is based on timing paths co-located with the address/data paths of the memory. An output clock generator uses the dummy data. The technique for producing dummy data is particularly important for memory systems in which the output of memory cells do not normally provide large voltage swings, making them less practical for self timing approaches to dummy data generation.
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