Power gating logic cones
US7873923B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2119/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Power gating logic cones is described. In one embodiment a method includes synthesizing logic for an integrated circuit (IC) design; identifying low switching nodes within the logic that switch less than a threshold; determining a potential power gating cone (PGC) based on the identified low switching nodes; determining a power gating logic expression for the potential PGC that includes a minimum set of inputs to the potential PGC that are least switching; determining whether energy savings using the power gating logic expression meets a criteria; and accepting the potential PGC in response to meeting the criteria.
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