Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power gate ramp-up control apparatus and method
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Application No.: US15466688Application Date: 2017-03-22
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Publication No.: US11159154B2Publication Date: 2021-10-26
- Inventor: Eliyah W. Kilada , Christopher P. Mozak
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.
- Main IPC: H03B1/00
- IPC: H03B1/00 ; H03K3/00 ; H03K17/14 ; H03K19/0175 ; G11C5/14 ; H03K17/16 ; H03K19/00 ; H03K17/10 ; G06F1/3287

Abstract:
An apparatus is provided which comprises: a power gate device coupled to a gated power supply node and an ungated power supply node; and a control circuitry coupled to the power gate device, wherein the control circuitry is to turn on the power gate device by providing at least two bias voltages separated in time to gradually turn on the power gate device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180278246A1 POWER GATE RAMP-UP CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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