Digital data processing apparatus with pipelined memory cycles

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A digital data processing apparatus utilizes a common bus structure for transferring information between functional units, including a processing unit, a peripheral control unit, and first and second memory units. Unit-to-unit information transfers are executed on the bus structure by pipelining signals representative of a transfer cycle that occurs during plural timing intervals and includes plural phases, where the phases of one cycle are non-overlapping and occur in sequence in different respective timing intervals of the transfer cycle. A signalling element periodically generates a first signal indicative the necessity to refresh at least one dynamic memory element in the first memory unit. A memory refresh element normally responds to that first signal for executing a memory refresh cycle during at least one timing interval common to first and second pipelined transfer cycles. A signal is generated indicating the onset of the memory refresh cycle. A memory update element can respond to the update cycle for transferring information from the first memory unit to the second memory unit during a timing interval common to first and second pipelined transfer cycles. The update element generates a signal indicating of the onset of the update cycle.

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