Power control unit with digitally supplied system parameters
US8037326B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/26
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses provide voltage regulation for a processor. Control or configuration parameters for a voltage regulator (VR) are provided digitally over a configuration bus to a VR controller. The parameters may be provided directly from a storage element, or via a processing element or processor core. Based in whole or in part on the parameters, the VR controller provides an output control signal to affect a power output from a power converter to the processing element. In one embodiment, the VR controller is integrated onto the same IC as the processing element.
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