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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Tangkwai Ma, Plano, TX (US);
Nancy Kow Lida, Irving, TX (US);
Sung Ung Kwak, Frisco, TX (US);
Khankap Mounarath, Frisco, TX (US);
Robert Michael Muchsel, Addison, TX (US);
Hung Thanh Nguyen, Plano, TX (US);
Gary Zanders, Fairview, TX (US);
Maxim Intergrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention allow to effectively reduce device and system power consumption in both active and inactive modes without compromising performance, without large area overhead, and at low cost. In certain embodiments, the reduction of power consumption is accomplished by combining circuit control techniques with power gating methods to reduce power loss due to leakage current.