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Method to calibrate start values for write leveling in a memory system

US8117483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2009
Grant dateFeb 14, 2012
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/1689
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A memory controller performs a read test for each of a plurality of memory devices to generate a read delay time of each memory device. There is a prime memory device and a subset of memory devices. For each memory device of the subset, the read delay time for the prime memory device is compared with the read delay time of each memory device of the subset of memory devices to generate a differential delay for each memory device of the subset. For each subset memory device, a write test start time of the prime memory device is combined with a differential delay of each memory device to generate a write test start time for the each memory device. A write test for each memory device uses the write test start time for each subset memory device to generate a write launch time for each subset memory device.

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