Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for multiplexing between power supply signals for voltage limited circuits
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Application No.: US16687026Application Date: 2019-11-18
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Publication No.: US10763859B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Keith Cox , Victor Zyuban , Norman J. Rohrer
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: G11C5/04
- IPC: G11C5/04 ; H03K5/01 ; H03K19/0175 ; G11C5/14 ; H02J1/08 ; H03K5/00

Abstract:
In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of functional circuits, a power supply circuit, and a power management circuit. The power supply circuit may generate a shared power signal coupled to each of the functional circuits, and to generate a plurality of adjustable power signals. One adjustable power signal may be coupled to a particular functional circuit of the functional circuits. The power management circuit may a request to the power supply circuit to change a voltage level of the one particular adjustable power signal from a first voltage to a second voltage. The particular functional circuit may couple a respective power node for a sub-circuit of the particular functional circuit to either of the shared power signal or the particular adjustable power signal. The particular functional circuit may also be configured to maintain an operational voltage level on the power node.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200162077A1 METHOD FOR MULTIPLEXING BETWEEN POWER SUPPLY SIGNALS FOR VOLTAGE LIMITED CIRCUITS Public/Granted day:2020-05-21
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