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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
Mehran Ataee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Udupi Harisharan, Fremont, CA (US);
Jun Qian, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas A. Hamilton, Milpitas, CA (US);
Senthil Somasundaram, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mehran Ataee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Udupi Harisharan, Fremont, CA (US);
Jun Qian, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas A. Hamilton, Milpitas, CA (US);
Senthil Somasundaram, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to regulate voltage used to power an ASIC comprising an ASIC having a signal source and a modulator. The modulator establishes a characteristic of a signal created by the signal source to indicate a voltage level to be used to power the ASIC. The signal is communicated to a voltage regulator to apply an optimal voltage to the ASIC.