Dynamic leakage control circuit

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2007-09-04

2007-09-04

Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

C257S207000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10942419

ABSTRACT:
A low power consumption pipeline circuit architecture has power partitioned pipeline stages. The first pipeline stage is non-power-gated for fast response in processing input data after receipt of a valid data signal. A power-gated second pipeline stage has two power-gated modes. Normally the power rail in the power-gated second pipeline stage is charged to a first voltage potential of a pipeline power supply. In the first power gated mode, the power rail is charged to a threshold voltage below the first voltage potential to reduce leakage. In the second power gated mode, the power rail is decoupled from the first voltage potential. A power-gated third pipeline stage has its power rail either coupled to the first voltage potential or power-gated where its power rail is decoupled from the first voltage potential. The power rail of the second power-gated pipeline stage charges to the first voltage potential before the third power-gated pipeline stage.

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