Title :
A Circuit for Reducing Large Transient Current Effects on Processor Power Grids
Author :
Hailu, Eskinder ; Boerstler, David ; Miki, Kazuhiko ; Qi, Jieming ; Wang, Michael ; Riley, Mack
Author_Institution :
IBM Microelectron., Austin, TX
Abstract :
A circuit that reduces power supply transients by controlling the frequency ramp between the initial and final operating frequencies of a microprocessor is presented. This is accomplished by periodically ´masking´ clock pulses to incrementally increase or decrease the average clock frequency until the final clock frequency is reached. This circuit is implemented in a 90nm partially-depleted SOI technology
Keywords :
microprocessor chips; power supplies to apparatus; power supply circuits; silicon-on-insulator; 90 nm; clock pulse; frequency ramp control; microprocessor; power supply transients; processor power grid; transient current effect; Circuit simulation; Clocks; Energy consumption; Frequency conversion; Multiplexing; Power generation; Power grids; Power supplies; Transistors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2006. ISSCC 2006. Digest of Technical Papers. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0079-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.2006.1696285
