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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Albert M. Chu, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Daryl M. Seitzer, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rohit Shetty, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Douglas W. Stout, Milton, VT (US);
Albert M. Chu, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Daryl M. Seitzer, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Rohit Shetty, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Douglas W. Stout, Milton, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Structures and methods for implementing alternating power gating in integrated circuits. A semiconductor structure includes a power gated circuit including a group of power gate switches and an alternating enable generator that generates enabling signals. Each respective one of the power gate switches is enabled by a respective one of the enabling signals. The alternating generator generates the enabling signals such that a first enabled power gate switch is alternated amongst the group of power gate switches.