Component reliability budgeting system
    21.
    发明授权
    Component reliability budgeting system 有权
    组件可靠性预算系统

    公开(公告)号:US07689845B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US12245360

    申请日:2008-10-03

    CPC分类号: G06F1/206 Y02D10/16

    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.

    摘要翻译: 系统可以包括获取表示提供给电气部件的过去电源电压的电源电压信息,基于电源电压信息获取表示电气部件的过去温度的温度信息和电气部件的性能特性的控制,以及 温度信息。 一些实施例还可以包括基于电源电压信息,温度信息以及电气部件的可靠性规格以及基于可靠性裕度的性能特性的改变来确定可靠性裕度。

    Body bias using scan chains
    22.
    发明授权
    Body bias using scan chains 有权
    使用扫描链的身体偏倚

    公开(公告)号:US06763484B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-13

    申请号:US09894465

    申请日:2001-06-28

    IPC分类号: G01R3128

    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.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括使用扫描链的主体偏置的逻辑单元和方法,所述逻辑单元包括包括主体和扫描链的功能单元块,以及耦合到所述扫描链的可变电压源,以从所述扫描链接收控制信号并耦合到所述扫描链 以向身体提供偏置电压,并且该方法包括识别具有身体的功能单元块的优选身体偏置电压; 并且永久地编程耦合到可变电压源的多个控制信号,所述可变电压源向身体提供优选的身体偏置电压。

    Skewed repeater bus
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06784688B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-31

    申请号:US10334410

    申请日:2002-12-30

    IPC分类号: H03K19003

    CPC分类号: H04L25/14

    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.

    Transmission-gate based flip-flop
    26.
    发明授权
    Transmission-gate based flip-flop 失效
    基于传输门的触发器

    公开(公告)号:US06642765B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-04

    申请号:US10010046

    申请日:2001-12-06

    IPC分类号: H03K3356

    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.

    摘要翻译: 触发器电路具有被配置为接收输入信号的输入和被配置为传送对应于输入信号的输出信号的输出; 时钟端子,其被配置为在输出处提供输入和输出输出信号时提供用于接收输入信号的定时信号; 两个通路反相器串联连接在输入和输出之间,并且被配置成不响应定时信号; 以及分别与两个通路反相器并联连接的两个反馈反相器,第一和第二反馈反相器被配置为响应于定时信号。

    APPARATUS FOR REDUCING WRITE MINIMUM SUPPLY VOLTAGE FOR MEMORY
    28.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS FOR REDUCING WRITE MINIMUM SUPPLY VOLTAGE FOR MEMORY 有权
    用于减少存储器的最小供电电压的装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140003132A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-02

    申请号:US13536521

    申请日:2012-06-28

    IPC分类号: G11C7/12 G11C11/00 G11C7/00

    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.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于存储元件的写入最小电源电压的自感应降低的装置。 该装置包括:具有耦合到第一电源节点的交叉耦合的反相器的存储元件; 耦合到第一电源节点和第二电源节点的电源设备,第二电源节点耦合到电源; 以及具有耦合到字线的栅极端子,耦合到存储器元件的第一端子和耦合到位线的第二端子的存取装置,该位线可操作以在写入之前预放电到逻辑低电平 操作。

    Bidirectional body bias regulation
    30.
    发明授权
    Bidirectional body bias regulation 有权
    双向体倾斜调节

    公开(公告)号:US07400186B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-15

    申请号:US11324628

    申请日:2006-01-03

    IPC分类号: G05F1/10

    CPC分类号: H03K19/00384

    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.

    摘要翻译: 系统可以包括检测晶体管体电流的方向,以及控制调节晶体管,以基于检测到的方向调节晶体管体电压。 在一些方面,如果电流方向进入晶体管体,则控制第一调节晶体管,如果电流方向流出晶体管体,则控制第二调节晶体管。