Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power gating of circuits
- Patent Title (中): 电路门电
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Application No.: US11806258Application Date: 2007-05-30
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Publication No.: US07723867B2Publication Date: 2010-05-25
- Inventor: David John Willingham , Andrew John Sowden
- Applicant: David John Willingham , Andrew John Sowden
- Applicant Address: GB Cambridge
- Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: H02J1/00
- IPC: H02J1/00 ; H02J3/00

Abstract:
A control device for controlling power supplied to circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry comprises a plurality of portions, each of said plurality of circuit portions being arranged between a first voltage level source and a second voltage level source, said first and second voltage level sources being adapted to output different voltage levels; said control device being adapted to control power supplied to each of said plurality of circuit portions. The control device comprises: a plurality of power switching devices corresponding to said plurality of circuit portions, each power switching device being arranged between said first voltage level source and a corresponding circuit portion such that when one of said plurality of power switching devices is switched on a voltage level close to a voltage level output by said first voltage level source is supplied to said corresponding circuit portion and said corresponding circuit portion is powered up and when switched off said corresponding circuit portion is isolated from said first voltage level source and said corresponding circuit portion is powered down, said control device further comprising: at least one voltage equalization switching device arranged between two power switching devices to provide a low resistance path between said two power switching devices when they are both turned on and to isolate said two power switching devices from each other when either are turned off.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080297063A1 Power gating of circuits Public/Granted day:2008-12-04
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