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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Jörg Berthold, München, DE;
Stephan Henzler, München, DE;
Inventors:
Jörg Berthold, München, DE;
Stephan Henzler, München, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G05F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital circuit unit includes at least one circuit block, a voltage source for supplying the circuit block, a detection unit, which monitors the change of current drain by the at least one circuit block, an additional power consumption unit, which upon activation consumes power in addition to the at least one circuit block, and a control unit, which controls the power consumption unit in such a way that upon a change in the power consumption of the circuit block the power consumption unit is activated and drains current.