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Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 17, 2017
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Ying-Yu Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;

Chien-Chun Tsai, Jhudong Township, TW;

Wen-Hung Huang, Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/12 (2006.01); G06F 11/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/1689 (2013.01); G06F 1/12 (2013.01); G06F 11/1604 (2013.01); G06F 11/1679 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system which includes a memory controller interface, a memory unit interface, and a correction block. The memory controller interface includes a digitally-controlled delay line (DCDL). The memory unit interface is coupled to the memory controller interface, and is configured to communicate with the memory controller interface through a first signal and a second signal. The correction block is configured to determine a result of alignment between the first signal and the second signal, and to provide a correction signal configured to align the first signal to the second signal. Other systems, devices and methods are disclosed.


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