US Patent Application 18351248. Dynamic Voltage Margin Recovery simplified abstract
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Dynamic Voltage Margin Recovery
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
John H. Mylius of Gilroy CA (US)
Conrad H. Ziesler of Seattle WA (US)
Daniel C. Murray of Morgan Hill CA (US)
Jong-Suk Lee of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Rohit Kumar of Santa Clara CA (US)
Dynamic Voltage Margin Recovery - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18351248 titled 'Dynamic Voltage Margin Recovery
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes an integrated circuit that includes multiple instances of a component (such as a processor) and a control circuit.
- The integrated circuit can operate in different modes, some of which do not put a heavy load on the power supply.
- The control circuit monitors the instances and detects the modes in which they are operating.
- Based on this monitoring, the control circuit can request to recover a portion of the voltage margin that is typically reserved for worst-case conditions in the instances.
- This innovation allows for more efficient use of power supply resources in the integrated circuit.
Original Abstract Submitted
An integrated circuit may include multiple instances of a component (e.g. a processor) and a control circuit. The instances may be configured to operate in various modes. Some of the modes are incapable of presenting a worst-case load on the power supply. The control circuit may be configured to monitor the instances and detect the modes in which the instances are operating. Based on the monitoring, the control circuit may request to recover a portion of the voltage margin established for worst-case conditions in the instances.
