Adaptive voltage scaling using a serial interface

US9158359B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9158359-B2
Application numberUS-201213428862-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 23, 2012
Priority dateMar 23, 2012
Publication dateOct 13, 2015
Grant dateOct 13, 2015

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An adaptive voltage scaling system includes first and second devices. Each of the first and second devices includes at least one master serial interface port and at least one slave serial interface port. The first device is operatively coupled to a voltage regulator, and the slave serial interface port associated with the second device is operatively coupled to the master serial interface port associated with the first device. The first device controls the voltage regulator based on information obtained from the first and second devices using the master serial interface port associated with the first device and the slave serial interface port associated with the second device. The first and second devices receive voltage from the voltage regulator. A corresponding method and computer-readable medium are also disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. An adaptive voltage scaling system, comprising: a first device, the first device comprising at least one master serial interface port and at least one slave serial interface port; and a second device, the second device comprising at least one master serial interface port and at least one slave serial interface port, the first device being operatively coupled to a voltage regulator, the at least one slave serial interface port associated with the second dev…

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What does patent US9158359B2 cover?
An adaptive voltage scaling system includes first and second devices. Each of the first and second devices includes at least one master serial interface port and at least one slave serial interface port. The first device is operatively coupled to a voltage regulator, and the slave serial interface port associated with the second device is operatively coupled to the master serial interface port …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Buonpane Michael S, Chlipala James D, Martin Richard P, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/3209. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).