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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2004
Billy Wayne Garrett, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Nancy David Dillon, Legal Representative, Marshall, VA (US);
Michael Tak-kei Ching, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William F. Stonecypher, San Jose, CA (US);
Andy Peng-pui Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew M. Griffin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Billy Wayne Garrett, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Nancy David Dillon, legal representative, Marshall, VA (US);
Michael Tak-Kei Ching, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William F. Stonecypher, San Jose, CA (US);
Andy Peng-Pui Chan, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew M. Griffin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rambus Inc., Los Altos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating an integrated circuit including an output driver. The method includes storing a value in a register, wherein the value is representative of a voltage swing setting of an output driver. The voltage swing setting of the output driver is adjusted using a counter that holds a count value representing an update to the voltage swing setting. The count value is updated in accordance with a signal that indicates an adjustment to the voltage swing setting. In addition, an integrated circuit memory device comprising an output driver, a register and a counter is provided. The counter updates a count value in response to a signal that indicates a direction to adjust the count value.