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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
James F Bertone, Quincy, MA (US);
Bruno DiPlacido, Jr, Dedham, MA (US);
Thomas F Joyce, Westford, MA (US);
Martin Massucci, Burlington, MA (US);
Lance J McNally, Townsend, MA (US);
Thomas L Murray, Jr, Hollis, NH (US);
Chester M Nibby, Jr, Beverly, MA (US);
Michelle A Pence, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Marc Sanfacon, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
Jian-Kuo Shen, Belmont, MA (US);
Jeffrey S Somers, Lowell, MA (US);
G Lewis Steiner, Milford, MA (US);
William S Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Norman J Rasmussen, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Suresh K Marisetty, San Jose, CA (US);
Puthiya K Nizar, El Darado Hills, CA (US);
Packard Bell NEC, Sacramento, CA (US);
Abstract
Timing calculator means in a computer system are used to adaptively generate an appropriate access signal, to one of a plurality of memory types, based on first and second timing control values, wherein the first timing control value represents information specific to and limited to the start of a memory operation and wherein the second timing control value represents information representing other timing events. That is, the state machine of the present invention requires a distinct starting control value, separate from other timing values, for calculation of appropriate memory access parameters.