17851997. DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DELIVER POWER WITH PHASE CIRCUITS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE simplified abstract (Intel Corporation)

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DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DELIVER POWER WITH PHASE CIRCUITS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE

Organization Name

Intel Corporation

Inventor(s)

Tamir Salus of Zichron Yaakov (IL)

Shunjiang Xu of Milpitas CA (US)

Christopher Schaef of Hillsboro OR (US)

DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DELIVER POWER WITH PHASE CIRCUITS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17851997 titled 'DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DELIVER POWER WITH PHASE CIRCUITS OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes techniques and mechanisms for delivering current to an inductor of a voltage regulator in a scalable manner.

  • The integrated circuit (IC) die has a hardware interface that allows it to be connected to multiple inductors.
  • The hardware interface consists of contacts that connect the IC die to the respective inductors.
  • The IC die includes a phase circuit with multiple cells, each connected to a different contact of the hardware interface.
  • A digital controller in the IC die can select different combinations of cells to conduct current with the corresponding contacts.
  • In another embodiment, the contacts are arranged in a multi-row, multi-column array.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Power management systems
  • Voltage regulators
  • Power supply units
  • Electronic devices requiring efficient current delivery

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Scalable delivery of current to multiple inductors
  • Efficient utilization of the IC die's resources
  • Flexibility in selecting different combinations of cells for current conduction

Benefits of this technology:

  • Scalability in delivering current to multiple inductors
  • Improved efficiency in power management
  • Flexibility in configuring the IC die for different applications


Original Abstract Submitted

Techniques and mechanisms for facilitating a scalable delivery of current to an inductor of a voltage regulator. In an embodiment, a hardware interface of integrated circuit (IC) die accommodates coupling of the IC die to multiple inductors. The hardware interface comprises contacts which are each to couple the IC die to a respective one of the multiple inductors. A phase circuit of the IC die includes multiple cells which are each coupled to a different respective contact of a plurality of contacts of the hardware interface. A digital controller of the IC die is operable to select any of various combinations of the multiple cells each to conduct a respective current with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts. In another embodiment, the plurality of contacts are arranged as a multi-row, multi-column array.

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