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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Richard Bednar, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Scott Whitney Gould, South Burlington, VT (US);
David E. Lackey, Jericho, VT (US);
Douglas Willard Stout, Milton, VT (US);
Paul Steven Zuchowski, Jericho, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/706 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/706 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for buffering a signal in a voltage island that is in standby or sleep mode. The apparatus uses a buffer(s) that are powered from a global power supply voltage that is always powered, and such buffer(s) are placed within the sleeping island itself. The sleeping island can be at the same or different voltage from the global voltage.