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Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2008
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); H03L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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