Patents by Inventor Xiaofang Gao

Xiaofang Gao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10853216
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating write tracking for following data eye movements across changing thermal conditions in memory systems according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes monitoring movements of a valid data eye associated with a memory device of a plurality of memory devices of a memory system at a computing system. The monitoring may include initiating write commands during one or more refresh periods associated with the valid data eye. The method may include determining drifting in the movement of the data eye, and correcting the drifting based on adjusting one or more existing phase interpolator values associated with the movements of the data eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tsun Ho Liu, Andre Schaefer, Hoi M. Ng, Guy R. Murray, Oleg Mikulchenko, Xiaofang Gao
  • Publication number: 20150317228
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating write tracking for following data eye movements across changing thermal conditions in memory systems according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes monitoring movements of a valid data eye associated with a memory device of a plurality of memory devices of a memory system at a computing system. The monitoring may include initiating write commands during one or more refresh periods associated with the valid data eye. The method may include determining drifting in the movement of the data eye, and correcting the drifting based on adjusting one or more existing phase interpolator values associated with the movements of the data eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsun Ho LIU, Andre Schaefer, Hoi M. Ng, Guy R. Murray, Oleg Mikulchenko, Xiaofang Gao
  • Patent number: 9086881
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating write tracking for following data eye movements across changing thermal conditions in memory systems according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes monitoring movements of a valid data eye associated with a memory device of a plurality of memory devices of a memory system at a computing system. The monitoring may include initiating write commands during one or more refresh periods associated with the valid data eye. The method may include determining drifting in the movement of the data eye, and correcting the drifting based on adjusting one or more existing phase interpolator values associated with the movements of the data eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tsun Ho Liu, Andre Schaefer, Hoi M. Ng, Guy R. Murray, Oleg Mikulchenko, Xiaofang Gao
  • Publication number: 20140006702
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating write tracking for following data eye movements across changing thermal conditions in memory systems according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes monitoring movements of a valid data eye associated with a memory device of a plurality of memory devices of a memory system at a computing system. The monitoring may include initiating write commands during one or more refresh periods associated with the valid data eye. The method may include determining drifting in the movement of the data eye, and correcting the drifting based on adjusting one or more existing phase interpolator values associated with the movements of the data eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Tsun Ho Liu, Andre Schaefer, Hoi M. Ng, Guy R. Murray, Oleg Mikulchenko, Xiaofang Gao