Invention Grant
US08456928B2 Dynamic adjustment of reference voltage in a computer memory system
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计算机存储系统中参考电压的动态调整
- Patent Title: Dynamic adjustment of reference voltage in a computer memory system
- Patent Title (中): 计算机存储系统中参考电压的动态调整
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Application No.: US12785697Application Date: 2010-05-24
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Publication No.: US08456928B2Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Bhyrav M. Mutnury , Nam H. Pham , Terence Rodrigues, Jr.
- Applicant: Bhyrav M. Mutnury , Nam H. Pham , Terence Rodrigues, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Thomas E. Tyson; Jeffrey L. Streets
- Main IPC: G11C5/14
- IPC: G11C5/14

Abstract:
A method provides improved signal quality in a computer memory system. In one embodiment, a digital signal is generated having a voltage interpreted with respect to a reference voltage. The reference voltage is dynamically adjusted as a function of the traffic intensity at which the digital signal is directed to a particular receiver. A training phase may be performed for each DIMM of the memory system, to construct a lookup table correlating suitable reference voltages with different traffic intensities. The lookup table may be referenced during a subsequent execution phase, to dynamically select a reference voltage according to changing traffic intensity. The dynamically selected reference voltage value may be enforced by using transistors to selectively recruit resistors of a resistor network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110286288A1 DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF REFERENCE VOLTAGE IN A COMPUTER MEMORY SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2011-11-24
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