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Memory link initialization

US8578086B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Santanu Chaudhuri · Anaheim, US
Klaus Ruff · Troisdorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2009
Grant date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 30, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2207/2254
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Link initialization techniques to decouple the read training from the write training. Read training may be accomplished in a robust manner before write training is performed. These techniques may provide significantly improved link initialization times. A user-programmable register within a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) module may be utilized by the decoupled read training and write training processes. The decoupling may result in shorter and more robust training segments that may support faster training and/or increased link speeds.

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