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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Magnus Malmberg, Södra Sandby, SE;
Alberth Arvidsson, Malmö, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 21/81 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 17/5045 (2013.01); G06F 21/81 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1024 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1282 (2013.01); Y02B 60/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods related to hardware controlled power domains in a hardware system (e.g., an integrated circuit) are disclosed. In one embodiment, fully automatic power on and power off of the power domains in the hardware system is provided without software involvement. In this manner, power up and power down times for the power domains are substantially reduced or minimized, which in turn enables shorter active times for the power domains and thus reduced power consumption (e.g., reduced leakage when hardware in the power domains is idle).