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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:
Nov. 05, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2017
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Rajesh Arimilli, Bangalore, IN;

Bharat Kumar Rangarajan, Bangalore, IN;

Rakesh Misra, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 5/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G06F 1/3287 (2019.01); G11C 11/419 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3275 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G06F 13/4273 (2013.01); G11C 5/147 (2013.01); G11C 11/419 (2013.01); G09G 2330/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for operating a central processing unit (CPU) are provided. The CPU includes a plurality of memories including a first group of memories and a second group of memories. The plurality of memories are grouped based on a timing criticality of each memory. The CPU further includes a memory core (MX) voltage supply configured to provide the plurality of memories with an MX voltage, an application processor core (APC) voltage supply configured to provide the plurality of memories with an APC voltage, and a voltage switching circuit. The voltage switching circuit detects an operating mode of the CPU and switches a voltage provided to at least one of the first group of memories or the second group of memories between the MX voltage and the APC voltage based on a type of the operating mode detected.


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