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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Don J Nguyen, Portland, OR (US);
James L Noble, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364489 ; 364488 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for regulating a voltage supplied by a power supply to an integrated circuit. A signal is sent to the power supply. This signal signifies that a change in the current drawn by the integrated circuit from the power supply will occur. Next, the voltage supplied by the power supply to the integrated circuit is adjusted in response to this signal before the change in current occurs. The adjustment is in a direction that will compensate for the anticipated voltage transient that will result from the change in the current.