Distributed relocatable voltage regulator

US7373629B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• LSI Logic Corporation · US

Inventors

• Donald T. McGrath · Scotia, US
• Scott Savage · Fort Collins, US
• Robert D. Waldron · Fort Collins, US
• Kenneth G. Richardson · Erie, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2005
• Grant date: May 13, 2008
• Expiry date: Jun 2, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10D89/10

Abstract

An apparatus comprising an integrated circuit having (i) a number of regions each pre-diffused and configured to be metal-programmed and (ii) a plurality of pins configured to connect the integrated circuit to a socket. A logic portion may be implemented on the integrated circuit (i) configured to implement integrated circuit operations and (ii) having one or more I/O connections and one or more supply connections. A first group of the pre-diffused regions are metal-programmed and coupled to said I/O connections. A second group of the pre-diffused regions are metal-programmed and coupled to the supply connections.