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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2010
Sumant Ranganathan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pieter Vorenkamp, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Neil Y. Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Chun-ying Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Sumant Ranganathan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Pieter Vorenkamp, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Neil Y. Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Chun-ying Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit comprising multiple independent power supply zones at substantially the same voltage level and a method for utilizing such power supply zones. An integrated circuit may comprise a first module and may, for example, comprise a second module. A first power supply bus may communicate first electrical power to the first module, where the first electrical power is characterized by a first set of power characteristics comprising a first voltage level. A second power supply bus may communicate second power to the second module, where the second power is characterized by a second set of power characteristics comprising a second voltage level that is substantially similar to the first voltage level. The second set of power characteristics may, for example, be substantially different than the first set of power characteristics. The second power supply bus may also, for example, communicate the second electrical power to the first module.