Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Processor voltage regulation
- Patent Title (中): 处理器电压调节
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Application No.: US12650516Application Date: 2009-12-30
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Publication No.: US08812879B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Huajun Wen , Joshua D. Friedrich , Norman K. James , Seongwon Kim , John R. Ripley , Edmund J. Sprogis
- Applicant: Huajun Wen , Joshua D. Friedrich , Norman K. James , Seongwon Kim , John R. Ripley , Edmund J. Sprogis
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent James L. Baudino
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26 ; G06F1/32

Abstract:
A voltage regulator module (VRM) includes a first interface configured to couple to a first substrate interface at a first voltage. The VRM also includes a second interface configured to couple to a first processor interface at a second voltage. A first regulator module couples to the first interface and to the second interface. The first regulator module is configured to receive power at the first interface, to convert power to the second voltage, and to deliver power to the first processor interface at the second voltage. A method for providing power to a processor includes receiving power from a first substrate interface at a first voltage. The received power is regulated to generate power at a second voltage. The regulated power is provided to a processor at a first processor interface coupled to the processor. The processor interface delivers power to a logic group of a plurality of logic groups of the processor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110161682A1 PROCESSOR VOLTAGE REGULATION Public/Granted day:2011-06-30
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