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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2018
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

David Michael Lewis, Toronto, CA;

Herman Henry Schmit, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01); H03K 5/159 (2006.01); H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5054 (2013.01); G06F 17/5027 (2013.01); H03K 5/159 (2013.01); H03K 19/0016 (2013.01); H03K 19/017581 (2013.01); H03K 2005/00019 (2013.01);
Abstract

An integrated circuit include multiple regions, wherein at least one region includes a control circuit. The control circuit receives a target voltage value to supply to the region that enables the region to operate at a target speed. The control circuit also receives a first criticality value of a first path of a design programmed in the region. The first criticality value is based on a first propagation time of the first path and a first allowable time to traverse the first path while enabling the region to operate at the target speed. The control circuit further instructs a power regulator to supply voltage to the region based at least in part on the target voltage value and the first criticality value. The integrated circuit also includes the power regulator communicatively coupled to the at least one region. The power regulator supplies power to the at least one region.


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