Method and apparatus for calibrating write timing in a memory system

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PATENT NO 9177632
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14714722

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A system that calibrates timing relationships between signals involved in performing write operations is described. This system includes a memory controller which is coupled to a set of memory chips, wherein each memory chip includes a phase detector configured to calibrate a phase relationship between a data-strobe signal and a clock signal received at the memory chip from the memory controller during a write operation. Furthermore, the memory controller is configured to perform one or more write-read-validate operations to calibrate a clock-cycle relationship between the data-strobe signal and the clock signal, wherein the write-read-validate operations involve varying a delay on the data-strobe signal relative to the clock signal by a multiple of a clock period.

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RAMBUS INC1050 ENTERPRISE WAY SUITE 700 SUNNYVALE CA 94089

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Giovannini, Thomas J San Jose, US 48 227
Gupta, Alok Fremont, US 89 1737
Shaeffer, Ian Los Gatos, US 145 1731
Woo, Steven C Saratoga, US 71 897

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