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Apparatus for improving power consumption of communication circuitry and associated methods

US9436250B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Altera Corporation · US

Inventors

Curt Wortman · San Jose, US
Keith Duwel · San Jose, US
Michael Zheng · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2011
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit (IC) includes communication circuitry, a body bias generator, and a controller. The communication circuitry includes a physical medium attachment (PMA) and a physical coding sublayer (PCS). The body bias generator provides body bias signals to the PMA and PCS. The controller controls the body bias generator such that the body bias signals are controlled to improve a power consumption of the communication circuitry.

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