METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POWER GATING HARDWARE COMPONENTS IN A CHIP DEVICE

According to at least one example embodiment, a semiconductor device is configured to gate power supply to a hardware component through a transistor coupled to the hardware component. The transistor is operated by a controller in a manner to limit electric current dissipated to the hardware componen...

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Hauptverfasser:	DAVID A. CARLSON DA, THUCYDIDES XANTHOPOULOS T
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	chi ; eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY CALCULATING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS PHYSICS PULSE TECHNIQUE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
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Zusammenfassung:	According to at least one example embodiment, a semiconductor device is configured to gate power supply to a hardware component through a transistor coupled to the hardware component. The transistor is operated by a controller in a manner to limit electric current dissipated to the hardware component during a transition period. The controller is configured to gradually turn on, or off, the hardware component during a transition period by controlling at least one input signal to the transistor. Gradual turning on, or off, of the hardware component reduces electric current leakage through the hardware component and diminishes any potential disturbance to a ground reference coupled to the hardware component.