Invention Grant
US08441310B2 Power control based on dual loop with multiple process detection circuits
有权
基于具有多个过程检测电路的双回路的功率控制
- Patent Title: Power control based on dual loop with multiple process detection circuits
- Patent Title (中): 基于具有多个过程检测电路的双回路的功率控制
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Application No.: US13010595Application Date: 2011-01-20
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Publication No.: US08441310B2Publication Date: 2013-05-14
- Inventor: Ramesh Senthinathan , Hooman Moshar
- Applicant: Ramesh Senthinathan , Hooman Moshar
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26 ; G05F1/46

Abstract:
According to an example embodiment, an apparatus for controlling a power supply voltage for an integrated circuit may be provided, which may include a plurality of different types of process region detection circuits, each process region detection circuit configured to identify a respective process region of a plurality of process regions. The apparatus may also include a voltage selection circuit configured to determine a highest voltage among the voltages associated with the identified process regions and to select a power supply voltage for the integrated circuit that is equal to the highest voltage, one or more functional test circuits configured to perform a functional test using the selected power supply voltage, and a voltage adjuster circuit configured to increase the selected power supply voltage if the functional test fails.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120139624A1 POWER CONTROL BASED ON DUAL LOOP WITH MULTIPLE PROCESS DETECTION CIRCUITS Public/Granted day:2012-06-07
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