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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Neil Y. Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Pieter Vorenkamp, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Sumant Ranganathan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chun-ying Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Neil Y. Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Pieter Vorenkamp, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Sumant Ranganathan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chun-ying Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A circuit and method utilizing a power control data bus for implementing power control. Various aspects of the present invention provide an electrical circuit that comprises a power supply circuit that outputs electrical power. The electrical circuit may also comprise an integrated circuit that receives electrical power from the power supply circuit. The electrical circuit may also comprise a power control data bus, which communicatively couples a power control data bus interface of the power supply circuit and a power control data bus interface of the integrated circuit. The power control data bus may, for example, carry power control data between the integrated circuit and the power supply circuit. Various aspects of the present invention also provide a method that comprises communicating power control data over a power control data bus and utilizing the power control data to control characteristics of electrical power provided to an integrated circuit or module.