摘要:
A system may include acquisition of a supply voltage information representing past supply voltages supplied to an electrical component, acquisition of a temperature information representing past temperatures of the electrical component, and control of a performance characteristic of the electrical component based on the supply voltage information and the temperature information. Some embodiments may further include determination of a reliability margin based on the supply voltage information, the temperature information, and on a reliability specification of the electrical component, and change of the performance characteristic based on the reliability margin.
摘要:
A logic unit and method incorporating body biasing using scan chains, the logic unit comprising a functional unit block including a body and a scan chain, and a variable voltage source coupled to the scan chain to receive control signals from the scan chain and coupled to the body to provide a bias voltage to the body, and the method comprising identifying a preferred body bias voltage for a functional unit block having a body; and permanently programming a plurality of control signals coupled to a variable voltage source that provides the preferred body bias voltage to the body.
摘要:
Described is an apparatus which comprises: a clamp coupled between a first power supply and a second power supply; and a circuit to operate with the second power supply, wherein the clamp is operable to adjust the second power supply when the apparatus enters a low power mode.
摘要:
An approach for power reduction of an integrated circuit device. In response to detecting a change in an activity factor associated with an integrated circuit device from a first activity factor to a second activity factor, a supply voltage and a body bias associated with the integrated circuit device are adjusted based on the second activity factor to reduce power consumption. For one aspect, the supply voltage and body bias are adjusted to maintain a substantially constant operating frequency for the integrated circuit device.
摘要:
According to some embodiments, provided are a first signal line, the first signal line coupled to a first repeater, the first repeater to convert a first signal from a received signal level to an output signal level, the first repeater to convert from a first signal level to a second signal level slower than from the second signal level to the first signal level, and a second signal line adjacent to the first signal line, the second signal line coupled to a second repeater adjacent to the first repeater, the second repeater to convert a second signal from a second received signal level to a second output signal level, the second repeater to convert from the first signal level to the second signal level slower than from the second signal level to the first signal level, wherein the received signal level is substantially equivalent to the second output signal level and wherein the second received signal level is substantially equivalent to the output signal level.
摘要:
Flip-flop circuitry having an input configured to receive an input signal and an output configured to deliver an output signal corresponding to the input signal; a clock terminal configured to provide timing signals for reception of the input signal at the input and transmission of the output signal at the output; two on-path inverters connected serially between the input and output, and configured not to respond to the timing signals; and two feedback inverters respectively connected in parallel with the two on-path inverters, the first and second feedback inverters being configured to respond to the timing signals.
摘要:
The disclosed system and method detect and correct register file read path errors that may occur as a result of reducing or eliminating supply voltage guardbands and/or frequency guardbands for a CPU, thereby increasing overall energy efficiency of the system.
摘要:
Described is an apparatus for self-induced reduction in write minimum supply voltage for a memory element. The apparatus comprises: a memory element having cross-coupled inverters coupled to a first supply node; a power device coupled to the first supply node and a second supply node, the second supply node coupled to power supply; and an access device having a gate terminal coupled to a word-line, a first terminal coupled to the memory element, and a second terminal coupled to a bit-line which is operable to be pre-discharged to a logical low level prior to write operation.
摘要:
Embodiments for data dependent boosted (DDB) bit cells that may allow for smaller minimum cell supplies (Vmin) without necessarily having to increase device dimensions are presented.
摘要:
A system may include detection of a direction of transistor body current flow, and control of a regulator transistor to regulate a transistor body voltage based on the detected direction. In some aspects, a first regulator transistor is controlled if the direction of current flow is into a transistor body and a second regulator transistor is controlled if the direction of current flow is out of the transistor body.