Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic memory clock adjustments
- Patent Title (中): 动态内存时钟调整
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Application No.: US11944429Application Date: 2007-11-22
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Publication No.: US07657775B1Publication Date: 2010-02-02
- Inventor: Barry Wagner , Jonah M. Alben , Sonny Yeoh , Jeffrey J. Irwin , Saurabh Gupta
- Applicant: Barry Wagner , Jonah M. Alben , Sonny Yeoh , Jeffrey J. Irwin , Saurabh Gupta
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
- Current Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
- Agent J. Matthew Zigmant
- Main IPC: G06F1/00
- IPC: G06F1/00 ; H03L7/00 ; H03B5/12

Abstract:
Methods, circuits, and apparatus for changing a frequency of a clock signal provided to a graphics memory while reducing any resulting visual glitch or disturbance on a monitor. A specific embodiment provides multiple clock sources that may be multiplexed or selected to provide a memory clock signal to the graphics memory. The multiplexer switches from providing a first clock source signal as the memory clock signal to providing a second clock source signal as the memory clock signal. The first clock source changes its frequency of operation. After the first clock source settles or stabilizes, the multiplexer switches back to providing the first clock source signal as the memory clock signal.
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