Invention Grant
US08402297B2 Method and apparatus for indicating multi-power rail status of integrated circuits
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用于指示集成电路多功率轨道状态的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for indicating multi-power rail status of integrated circuits
- Patent Title (中): 用于指示集成电路多功率轨道状态的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12844322Application Date: 2010-07-27
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Publication No.: US08402297B2Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: Richard W. Fung , Ricky Lau , Ju Tung Ng
- Applicant: Richard W. Fung , Ricky Lau , Ju Tung Ng
- Applicant Address: CA Markham, Ontario
- Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
- Current Assignee: ATI Technologies ULC
- Current Assignee Address: CA Markham, Ontario
- Agency: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/28
- IPC: G06F1/28

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus provide for indicating multi-power rail status of integrated circuits by taking into account a clock signal provided by, for example, core logic, in addition to considering voltage levels of multiple power rails. In one example, the apparatus includes multi-power rail status indicating logic that provides a multi-power rail status signal. The multi-power rail status signal is synchronized for assertion with a clock signal of the integrated circuit, such as the core logic of the integrated circuit, in response to an assertion of an asynchronous multi-power rail voltage stability signal. The asynchronous multi-power rail voltage stability signal indicates a state of a plurality of voltage signals from a plurality of power rails supplied to the integrated circuit. The multi-power rail status indicating logic may include a synchronous assertion/asynchronous de-assertion multi-power rail status signal generator that receives the clock signal and the asynchronous multi-power rail voltage stability signal, and in response to of the assertion of the asynchronous multi-power rail voltage stability signal, synchronizes the asynchronous multi-power rail voltage stability signal with the clock signal to assert the multi-power rail status signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120030488A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING MULTI-POWER RAIL STATUS OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS Public/Granted day:2012-02-02
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