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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Gordon Lee, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Christopher K.y. Chun, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Gordon Lee, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Christopher K.Y. Chun, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switcher system or circuit and corresponding methods provide dynamic voltage scaling. One embodiment of an apparatus includes: a switcher controller configured to monitor a signal from a processor for a first state, determine a time that the signal is in the first state, and provide an adjustment signal based on the time, and a power supply coupled to the adjustment signal and configured to provide a variable supply voltage to the processor core, the variable supply voltage controlled by the adjustment signal after the determining a time.