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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Venkateswar Reddy Kowkutla, Allen, TX (US);
Chunhua Hu, Plano, TX (US);
Erkan Bilhan, Dallas, TX (US);
Sumant Dinkar Kale, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); G06F 1/3296 (2019.01); H03K 17/22 (2006.01); H03K 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/22 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G06F 1/24 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); G05B 2219/21119 (2013.01); H03K 17/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The optimal operating voltage of a complex SoC may be influenced by process variations. The operating voltages may be dynamically adjusted for optimal performance. These adjustments require a dynamic reconfiguration of the voltage monitoring thresholds in the power on reset circuitry of the SoC.