Controller for a synchronous rectifier switch
P Garrity, Z Yang - US Patent 9,088,216, 2015 - Google Patents
H02M 7/21 7(2006.01)(57) ABSTRACT H02M 7/219(2006.01) A controller for a power
converter and method of operating H02M I/42(2007.01) the same employable with a bridge …
converter and method of operating H02M I/42(2007.01) the same employable with a bridge …
Active management of timing guardband to save energy in POWER7
CR Lefurgy, AJ Drake, MS Floyd… - proceedings of the 44th …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
Microprocessor voltage levels include substantial margin to deal with process variation,
system power supply variation, workload induced thermal and voltage variation, aging …
system power supply variation, workload induced thermal and voltage variation, aging …
Regulating power consumption of digital circuitry using a multi-layer ring oscillator
GJ Bennett - US Patent 8,324,974, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Description of the Related Art Regulating power consumption of digital
circuitry has become an important consideration in designing computing and consumer …
circuitry has become an important consideration in designing computing and consumer …
Adjusting power consumption of digital circuitry by generating frequency error representing error in propagation delay
GJ Bennett, SR Vasquez - US Patent 7,129,763, 2006 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus is disclosed for adjusting at least one of a Supply Voltage and a
clocking frequency applied to digital circuitry of a computing device, wherein the digital …
clocking frequency applied to digital circuitry of a computing device, wherein the digital …
Switching voltage regulator comprising a cycle comparator for dynamic voltage scaling
GJ Bennett - US Patent 7,486,060, 2009 - Google Patents
A switching voltage regulator is disclosed for regulating a voltage supplied to system
circuitry. The switching voltage regulator comprises an oscillator operable to generate an …
circuitry. The switching voltage regulator comprises an oscillator operable to generate an …
Switching voltage regulator employing dynamic voltage scaling with hysteretic comparator
GJ Bennett - US Patent 8,085,020, 2011 - Google Patents
A switching voltage regulator is disclosed operable to regulate a voltage supplied to system
circuitry. A comparator compares an oscillator signal generated by a ring oscillator to a …
circuitry. A comparator compares an oscillator signal generated by a ring oscillator to a …
Adjusting voltage delivered to disk drive circuitry based on a selected zone
H Kupferman - US Patent 7,551,383, 2009 - Google Patents
A disk drive includes a disk comprising a plurality of zones, a clock for generating a timing
signal having a timing frequency, a voltage controller for providing a supply voltage, and …
signal having a timing frequency, a voltage controller for providing a supply voltage, and …
Adjusting power consumption of digital circuitry relative to critical path circuit having the largest propagation delay error
GJ Bennett - US Patent 7,205,805, 2007 - Google Patents
A method and apparatus is disclosed for adjusting at least one of a supply voltage and a
clocking frequency applied to digital circuitry of a computing device, wherein the digital …
clocking frequency applied to digital circuitry of a computing device, wherein the digital …
Oscillator comprising foldover detection
GJ Bennett - US Patent 7,733,189, 2010 - Google Patents
Control circuitry is disclosed including an oscillator operable to generate an oscillator signal.
A frequency of the oscillator signal increases as an amplitude of a first voltage increases up …
A frequency of the oscillator signal increases as an amplitude of a first voltage increases up …
Method for increasing a processor operating frequency when other subsystem demands are low
AT Meyer, KT Coker - US Patent 8,078,901, 2011 - Google Patents
US8078901B1 - Method for increasing a processor operating frequency when other subsystem
demands are low - Google Patents US8078901B1 - Method for increasing a processor …
demands are low - Google Patents US8078901B1 - Method for increasing a processor …