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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Rafael Blanco, Essex Junction, VT (US);
John M. Cohn, Richmond, VT (US);
Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Douglas W. Stout, Milton, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
Rafael Blanco, Essex Junction, VT (US);
John M. Cohn, Richmond, VT (US);
Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Douglas W. Stout, Milton, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit has a power grid and a set of independently switchable voltage islands, together with a system and method for measuring the voltage and history of the voltage on the power grid to determine the correct time to allow a large capacitive load (such as a voltage island) to be switched on to or off the power grid.