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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Steven Huynh, Fremont, CA (US);
Matthew A. Grant, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gary M. Hurtz, Pleasanton, CA (US);
David J. Kunst, Cupertino, CA (US);
Trey A. Roessig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven Huynh, Fremont, CA (US);
Matthew A. Grant, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gary M. Hurtz, Pleasanton, CA (US);
David J. Kunst, Cupertino, CA (US);
Trey A. Roessig, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Active-Semi, Inc., , VG;
Abstract
An Analog Tile Selection, Placement, Configuration and Programming (ATSPCP) tool communicates a power management characteristic query over a network. The query is displayed to a user on a webpage. The query is a solicitation for desired characteristics of a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC). After receiving user requirements in a response to the query, the tool selects a number of power management integrated circuit tiles having pre-defined physical structures. The pre-defined structure of each tile includes a bus portion and a memory structure for storing configuring information for the tile. When combined in a Multi-Tile Power Management Integrated Circuit (MTPMIC), the bus portions of the selected tiles automatically form a standardized bus that accommodates all signal communication required for a functioning MTPMIC that meets the user requirements. The ATSPCP tool combines the physical layout data of each selected PMIC tile to form composite physical layout data for the overall MTPMIC.