Variable-width power gating module
US8415972B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a primary voltage rail, a secondary voltage rail, a plurality of transistors coupled between the primary and secondary voltage rails, and control logic operable to enable a first subset of the plurality of transistors to couple the primary voltage rail to the secondary voltage rail. During a steady state condition, the first subset comprises less than all of the plurality of transistors.
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