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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Claude R. Gauthier, Fremont, CA (US);
Tyler J. Thorp, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Richard L. Wheeler, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian W. Amick, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Claude R. Gauthier, Fremont, CA (US);
Tyler J. Thorp, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Richard L. Wheeler, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian W. Amick, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F001/26 ; G06F001/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing a magnitude of a rate of current change of an integrated circuit is provided. The method uses a plurality of transistors controlled by a finite state machine, such as a counter, to gradually reduce current sourced from a power supply. Further, the finite state machine is controlled by a micro-architectural stage that determines when the integrated circuit needs to be powered down.