Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Managing power state in one power domain based on power states in another power domain
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Application No.: US16208101Application Date: 2018-12-03
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Publication No.: US10410688B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Shih-Chieh Wen , Jong-Suk Lee , Ramesh B. Gunna
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F12/08
- IPC: G06F12/08 ; G11C5/14 ; G06F1/26 ; G06F9/28 ; G06F1/324 ; G06F1/3296 ; G06F11/30 ; G06F11/20 ; G06F1/30 ; G06F9/00 ; G06F1/00

Abstract:
An IC in which a power state of a circuit in one power domain is managed based at least in part on a power state of a circuit in another power domain is disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes first and second functional circuit blocks in first and second power domains, respectively. A third functional block shared by the first and second is also implemented in the first power domain. A power management unit may control power states of each of the first, second, and third functional circuit blocks. The power management circuit may, when the first functional circuit block is in a sleep state, set a power state of the third functional block in accordance with that of the second functional circuit block.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190221241A1 Managing Power State in One Power Domain Based on Power States in Another Power Domain Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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