摘要:
A bus system includes a plurality of stubs; a plurality of connectors, each of which is serially coupled between a corresponding one of the stubs and a corresponding one of memory modules; a plurality of first serial loads, each of which is serially coupled to a corresponding one of the connectors; and a plurality of second serial loads, each of which is serially coupled to characteristic impedance of a transmission line of a corresponding one of the stubs, wherein the first and the second serial loads are determined to be impedance matched at each transmission line terminal of the stubs.
摘要:
In one embodiment, an energy harvesting system includes multiple-input-multiple-output switched-capacitor (MIMOSC) circuitry comprising a plurality of switched-capacitor circuit units to receive a plurality of direct current (DC) input voltages at respective input terminals of the switched-capacitor circuit unit, combine the received DC input voltages, and provide the combined DC input voltages at an output terminal of the switched-capacitor circuit unit. The energy harvesting system also includes maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuitry coupled to switches of the switched-capacitor circuit units of the MIMOSC circuitry. The MPPT circuitry is to provide a plurality of switching signals to the switches of the switched-capacitor circuit units. The MIMOSC circuitry is to provide a plurality of DC output voltages to respective loads based on the switching signals from the MPPT circuitry.
摘要:
A door for an oven and the oven are provided. The door includes a door frame and a door panel where the door panel is coupled to the door frame. The door panel includes a front panel, a top panel bent from an upper end of the front panel to form a topside of the door, the top panel having a first bent portion spaced from the front panel to contact a top side of the door frame, and a pair of side panels, each side panel being bent from a lateral side of the front panel to form lateral sides of the door, and each side panel having a second bent portion spaced from the front panel to contact sides of the door frame.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for controlling power consumption by devices in an integrated circuit. The apparatus includes a complementary device for a corresponding device for which power consumption is desired to be reduced. The complementary device supports all or some of the tasks of the corresponding device. The complementary device receives tasks that can be executed by either itself or the corresponding device and based upon the power management scheme will either execute the task itself or allow the corresponding device.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit including a non-abrupt switching mechanism for a sleep transistor of a power gate structure to reduce ground bounce is provided. The semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a supply voltage line; a ground voltage line; a virtual ground voltage line; a logic circuit coupled to the supply voltage line and the virtual ground voltage line; at least one sleep transistor for controlling current flow to the logic circuit, the sleep transistor being coupled to the virtual ground voltage line and the ground voltage line; and a non-abrupt switching circuit for sequentially controlling the sleep transistor. The switching mechanism reduces the magnitude of voltage glitches on the power and ground rails as well as the minimum time required to stabilize power and ground.
摘要:
A semiconductor device using power gating includes a circuit unit and a current blocking unit. The circuit unit is connected between a first voltage node and a virtual voltage node. The current blocking unit is connected between the virtual voltage node and a second voltage node, and can block a leakage current of the circuit unit in a standby mode. Also, the current blocking unit controls whether or not to connect the virtual voltage node and the second voltage node in response to a plurality of random signals whose logic states are randomly transited when the standby mode is switched to an active mode. The semiconductor device can minimize ground bounce noise and can stably apply a voltage to a circuit storing data in a data retention mode.
摘要:
A semiconductor IC includes a logic block, and a voltage control circuit controlling an operating voltage supplied into the logic block. The voltage control circuit controls the operating voltage to be increased in a stepwise fashion during an initial operation of the logic block.
摘要:
A charge recycling power gate and corresponding method are provided for using a charge sharing effect between a capacitive load of a functional unit and a parasitic capacitance of a charge recycling means to turn on a switching means between a virtual ground and a ground, the charge recycling power gate including a first transistor, a virtual ground in signal communication with a first terminal of the first transistor, a ground in signal communication with a second terminal of the first transistor, a capacitor having a first terminal in signal communication with a third terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal in signal communication with the ground, and a second transistor having a first terminal in signal communication with the virtual ground and a second terminal in signal communication with the third terminal of the first transistor.
摘要:
A charge recycling power gate and corresponding method are provided for using a charge sharing effect between a capacitive load of a functional unit and a parasitic capacitance of a charge recycling means to turn on a switching means between a virtual ground and a ground, the charge recycling power gate including a first transistor, a virtual ground in signal communication with a first terminal of the first transistor, a ground in signal communication with a second terminal of the first transistor, a capacitor having a first terminal in signal communication with a third terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal in signal communication with the ground, and a second transistor having a first terminal in signal communication with the virtual ground and a second terminal in signal communication with the third terminal of the first transistor.