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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Donald W. Labrecque, Colchester, VT (US);
Steffen A. Loeffler, Westborough, MA (US);
Christopher P. Miller, Underhill, VT (US);
Christopher Scoville, Williston, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments include an integrated circuit (IC) structure having: a chip control logic; a chip power system connected with the chip control logic; and a voltage island connected with the chip control logic and the chip power system, the voltage island including: an interface component for interfacing with the chip power system and the chip control logic; a logic island connected with the interface component; and a voltage island power system connected with the interface component and the logic island, the voltage island power system independently controlling a voltage supplied to the logic island.