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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1994
Joseph D Schutz, Portland, OR (US);
Bill C Rash, Saratoga, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The specification describes an integrated circuit device that selects its own supply voltage by controlling a programmable power supply. The programmable power supply provides a supply voltage in response to one or more voltage control signals generated by the integrated circuit device. The integrated circuit device includes a voltage control circuit for generating the voltage control signals according to one or more predetermined operational voltages programmed into the integrated circuit device such that the supply voltage is substantially equal to a selected one of the predetermined operational voltages. The integrated circuit device may include a temperature sensor to allow selection of the predetermined operational voltage according to device temperature to avoid speed-limiting voltage and temperature combinations.