Reduced power consumption in integrated circuits with fuse...

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2006-09-26

2006-09-26

Feild, Lynn (Department: 2835)

Electrical transmission or interconnection systems

Plural load circuit systems

Plural sources of supply

C257S209000, C365S210130

Reexamination Certificate

active

07112895

ABSTRACT:
System and method for reducing power consumption in integrated circuits (IC) with fuse controlled redundant circuits. A preferred embodiment comprises detecting the status of fuses within the IC, disabling input signals to redundant circuits if none of the fuses have been blown, and enabling input signals if at least one of the fuses has been blown. By not propagating input signals to redundant circuits not being used, power consumption can be reduced significantly.

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