Varying a time average for feedback of a memory system
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorFuad Badrieh
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for varying a time average for feedback of a memory system are described. An apparatus may include a voltage supply, a memory array, and a regulator coupled with the voltage supply and memory array and configured to supply a first voltage received from the voltage supply to the memory array. The apparatus may also include a voltage sensor configured to measure a second voltage of the memory array and a digital feedback circuit coupled with the memory array and regulator and configured to generate feedback comprising information averaged over a duration based at least in part on the second voltage measured by the voltage sensor and to transmit an analog signal to the regulator based at least in part on the feedback.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a voltage supply;
- a memory array;
- a regulator coupled with the voltage supply and the memory array and configured to supply a first voltage received from the voltage supply to the memory array;
- a voltage sensor configured to measure a second voltage of the memory array;
- a resistor-capacitor circuit coupled with the regulator and configured to generate an analog feedback signal based at least in part on the second voltage of the memory array and transmit the analog feedback signal to the regulator;
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- a digital feedback circuit coupled with the memory array and the regulator and configured to generate feedback comprising information averaged over a duration based at least in part on the second voltage measured by the voltage sensor and to transmit an analog signal to the regulator based at least in part on the feedback.
A method, comprising:
- transmitting a first voltage from a voltage source to a regulator;
- transmitting a second voltage from the regulator to a memory array based at least in part on transmitting the first voltage;
- transmitting, to an oscillator of a digital feedback circuit, a first signal indicating a voltage of the memory array;
- receiving, at the digital feedback circuit, the first signal indicating the voltage of the memory array based at least in part on transmitting the second voltage to the memory array;
- generating, by the oscillator, a second analog signal that operates at a first frequency in response to a magnitude of the first signal based at least in part on transmitting the first signal to the oscillator;
- transmitting, to a counter of the digital feedback circuit, the second analog signal based at least in part on generating the second analog signal;
- selecting a duration from a plurality of durations for the counter;
- determining, at the counter, a quantity of oscillations of the second analog signal during the duration, wherein the quantity of oscillations during the duration is associated with the feedback;
- generating a digital signal based at least in part on determining the quantity of oscillations;
- generating, by the digital feedback circuit, feedback comprising information averaged over a duration based at least in part on receiving the first signal;
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- transmitting, from the digital feedback circuit to the regulator, an analog signal based at least in part on generating the feedback.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory array;
- and
- a controller coupled with the memory array and configured to cause the apparatus to:
- transmit a first voltage from a voltage source to a regulator;
- transmit a second voltage from the regulator to the memory array based at least in part on transmitting the first voltage;
- transmit, to an oscillator of a digital feedback circuit, a first signal indicating a voltage of the memory array;
- receive, at the digital feedback circuit, the first signal indicating the voltage of the memory array based at least in part on transmitting the second voltage to the memory array;
- generate, by the oscillator, a second analog signal that operates at a first frequency in response to a magnitude of the first signal based at least in part on transmitting the first signal to the oscillator;
- transmit, to a counter of the digital feedback circuit, the second analog signal based at least in part on generating the second analog signal;
- select a duration from a plurality of durations for the counter;
- determine, at the counter, a quantity of oscillations of the second analog signal during the duration, wherein the quantity of oscillations during the duration is associated with the feedback;
- generate a digital signal based at least in part on determining the quantity of oscillations;
- generate, by the digital feedback circuit, feedback comprising information averaged over a duration based at least in part on receiving the first signal;
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- transmit, from the digital feedback circuit to the regulator, an analog signal based at least in part on generating the feedback.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.