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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Zhanping Chen, Portland, OR (US);
Lakshman Thiruvenkatachari, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shahram Jamshidi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Zhanping Chen, Portland, OR (US);
Lakshman Thiruvenkatachari, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Shahram Jamshidi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Although there are a number of techniques available to reduce leakage current, there is still considerable room for improvement. Accordingly, the present inventors devised, among other things, an exemplary method which entails defining first and second leakage-reduction vectors for respective first and second portions of an integrated circuit, such as a microprocessor. The leakage-reduction vectors, in some embodiments, set the first and second portion to minimum leakage states and thus promise to reduce leakage power and extend battery life in devices that incorporate this technology.