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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Karim Arabi, West Vancouver, CA;
Scott Muma, Coquitlam, CA;
Nick Rolheiser, Ottawa, CA;
Norbert Diesing, Surrey, CA;
Karim Arabi, West Vancouver, CA;
Scott Muma, Coquitlam, CA;
Nick Rolheiser, Ottawa, CA;
Norbert Diesing, Surrey, CA;
MICROSEMI STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
The voltage applied to an integrated circuit is scaled so as to account for variations in the manufacturing processes, temperature, and the like, and to allow for power/performance optimization of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit may characterized during a manufacturing test or anytime thereafter. The characterization data, which reflects the performance and power consumption of the integrated circuit, is used to determine an associated processing/speed bin, which in turn, defines the voltage that will be applied to the integrated circuit during normal operation. Optionally, a number of different supply voltages are applied to different circuit blocks disposed in the same integrated circuit. Each such circuit block may have a different characterization data associated with a different supply voltage.