Using islands to control operating parameters for functional blocks in an electronic device
US10340916B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/1733
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes a plurality of hardware functional blocks, the hardware functional blocks being logically grouped into two or more islands, with each island including a different one or more of the hardware functional blocks. A hardware controller in the electronic device is configured to determine a present activity being performed by at least one of the hardware functional blocks. The hardware controller then, based on the present activity, configures supply voltages for the hardware functional blocks in some or all of the islands.
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