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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Jose Luis Flores, Richardson, TX (US);
Anthony M. Hill, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jose Luis Flores, Richardson, TX (US);
Anthony M. Hill, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit is provided with a set of sensors for scaling voltage based on performance of the integrated circuit. The set of sensors are monitored, and sensor provides an output value indicative of a performance metric of the integrated circuit. The output values from the set of sensors are combined using a calibrated model to determine when a threshold value is reached. A change to an operating voltage for a portion of the integrated circuit is initiated in response to reaching the threshold.