• Patent Title: Integrated circuit device capable of optimizing operating performance according to consumed power
  • Application No.: US10424313
    Application Date: 2003-04-28
  • Publication No.: US06828848B2
    Publication Date: 2004-12-07
  • Inventor: Byeong-Hoon Lee
  • Applicant: Byeong-Hoon Lee
  • Priority: KR10-2002-0049132 20020820
  • Main IPC: H03K301
  • IPC: H03K301
Integrated circuit device capable of optimizing operating performance according to consumed power
Abstract:
Circuits and methods for optimizing operating performance of an integrated circuit device within a maximum allowed current by varying a period of a clock signal based on an amount of current consumed by the integrated circuit device. In one aspect, an integrated circuit device includes a plurality of functional blocks, a power supply line which supplies an internal power supply voltage to the functional blocks, a voltage converter circuit which controls an amount of current supplied to the power supply line by comparing a reference voltage with the internal power supply voltage, and a clock generator circuit which generates a clock signal that is applied to the functional blocks. The clock generator circuit adjusts a period of the clock signal according to the amount of current supplied to the power supply line.
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