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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2009
Kleanthes G. Koniaris, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Lee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mark Hennecke, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kleanthes G. Koniaris, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Stephen Lee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mark Hennecke, Cupertino, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Systems and methods for control of integrated circuits comprising body-biasing systems. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, a desirable power condition of a computer system comprising a microprocessor is determined. Body biasing voltage information corresponding to the power condition is accessed. A voltage supply coupled to a body terminal of the microprocessor is commanded to generate a voltage corresponding to the body biasing voltage information corresponding to the power condition.