Integrating a power arbiter in a processor
US10001822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a processor includes: a power switcher circuit to receive a first voltage and charge at least one charge storage device with the first voltage in a first phase and output charge in a second phase; a selection circuit coupled to the power switcher circuit to couple the output charge to a selected one of a plurality of load circuits responsive to a control signal; and a control circuit to generate the control signal based at least in part on a comparison of a feedback voltage of a rail coupled to the selected load circuit to a reference voltage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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