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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Mark Winter, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Hall, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark Winter, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Hall, Bellevue, WA (US);
BROADCOM CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a monitoring system that includes at least one performance monitor integrated into a semiconductor die. The performance monitor comprises at least one ring oscillator that includes a plurality of stages. Each stage comprises at least one memory device. In one embodiment, the performance monitor may also include a setting circuit that has a burn-in input and an enable input. The setting circuit is capable of setting an input signal of the at least one ring oscillator to a reference voltage level. The performance monitor is configured to produce a ring delay that is characterized by a performance of the at least one memory device. The ring delay may be utilized to scale an operating voltage of the at least one memory device on the semiconductor die.