Microsemi Storage Solutions, Inc.

Norbert Diesing

Scott Arthur Muma

Karim Arabi

Nick Rolheiser

The voltage applied to an integrated circuit is scaled so as to account for variations in the manufacturing processes, temperature, and the like, and to allow for power/performance optimization of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may characterized during a manufacturing test or anytime thereafter. The characterization data, which reflects the performance and power consumption of the integrated circuit, is used to determine an associated processing/speed bin, which in turn, defines the voltage that will be applied to the integrated circuit during normal operation. Optionally, a number of different supply voltages are applied to different circuit blocks disposed in the same integrated circuit. Each such circuit block may have a different characterization data associated with a different supply voltage.

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Norbert Diesing