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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James S. Dinh, Federal Way, WA (US);
Robert D. Wickersham, Roy, WA (US);
Daniel Kingsley, Steilacoom, WA (US);
Edward L. Payton, Olympia, WA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a primary voltage regulator to couple a regulated voltage to a processor via a supply line. This regulator includes a multi-phase controller to provide the regulated voltage in multiple phases and to provide a maximum current output sufficient to meet a thermal design power (TDP) of the processor. In addition, an auxiliary voltage regulator may be configured to provide an excess current to the processor via the supply line for a time limited duration, e.g., based on the supply line state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.