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Providing optimal supply voltage to integrated circuits

US7423475B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Anindya Saha · Savanuru, IN
Vivek G. Pawar · Bengaluru, IN
Sudheer Prasad · Bengaluru, IN
Anmol Sharma · Milpitas, US
Suresh R. Puthucode · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2004
Grant date	Sep 9, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 3, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C5/06
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A characteristic is measured on multiple portions of an integrated circuit, and the supply voltage adjusted based on the measurements. In an embodiment, the characteristic corresponds to propagation delay which indicates whether the integrated circuit is implemented with a strong, weak or nominal process corner. In general, the supply voltage can be increased in the case of a weak process corner and decreased in the case of a strong process corner.

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