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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Edward A. Burton, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Robert J. Greiner, Beaverton, OR (US);
Anant S. Deval, Beaverton, OR (US);
Douglas R. Huard, Portland, OR (US);
Jeremy J. Shrall, Portland, OR (US);
Arun R. Ramadorai, Beaverton, OR (US);
Benson D. Inkley, North Plains, OR (US);
Martin M. Chang, Beaverton, OR (US);
Edward A. Burton, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Robert J. Greiner, Beaverton, OR (US);
Anant S. Deval, Beaverton, OR (US);
Douglas R. Huard, Portland, OR (US);
Jeremy J. Shrall, Portland, OR (US);
Arun R. Ramadorai, Beaverton, OR (US);
Benson D. Inkley, North Plains, OR (US);
Martin M. Chang, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses provide voltage regulation for a processor. Control or configuration parameters for a voltage regulator (VR) are provided digitally over a configuration bus to a VR controller. The parameters may be provided directly from a storage element, or via a processing element or processor core. Based in whole or in part on the parameters, the VR controller provides an output control signal to affect a power output from a power converter to the processing element. In one embodiment, the VR controller is integrated onto the same IC as the processing element.