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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
May. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Intel Corporation;
Inventors:
Jaydeep P. Kulkarni, Portland, OR (US);
Yong Shim, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Pascal A. Meinerzhagen, Lausanne, CH;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/07 (2006.01); G06F 1/324 (2019.01); G06F 1/3296 (2019.01); G06F 1/3287 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/324 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
Described is an apparatus which comprises: a controllable power gate coupled to an ungated power supply node and a gated power supply node; and a charge-pump circuit operable to be turned on and off according to a logic, wherein the charge pump circuit is coupled in parallel to the controllable power gate and also coupled to the ungated power supply node and the gated power supply node.