Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control scheme to temporarily raise supply voltage in response to sudden change in current demand
- Patent Title (中): 针对当前需求突然变化暂时提高供电电压的控制方案
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Application No.: US13925950Application Date: 2013-06-25
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Publication No.: US09395775B2Publication Date: 2016-07-19
- Inventor: Toshinari Takayanagi , Jung Wook Cho , Patrick D. McNamara
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26 ; G06F1/32

Abstract:
A system for managing changes in current demand, including one or more processors, a memory coupled to at least one of the processors, a clock generation circuit coupled to the memory and configured to output a clock, one or more functional blocks, a power supply, configured to output a plurality of voltage levels, and a power management unit. The power management unit may be configured to set the power supply output to a first voltage level and then detect indications of an impending change in current demand within the SoC. If an indication of an impending change in current demand is detected, then the power management unit may be configured to adjust the power supply output to a second voltage level. After determining the impending change in current demand has occurred, the power management unit may be configured to adjust the power supply output back to the first voltage level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140380066A1 CONTROL SCHEME TO TEMPORARILY RAISE SUPPLY VOLTAGE IN RESPONSE TO SUDDEN CHANGE IN CURRENT DEMAND Public/Granted day:2014-12-25
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