System, Structure and Method of Providing Dynamic Optimization of Integrated Circuits Using a Non-Contact Method of Selection, and a Design Structure
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAnthony R. Bonaccio, Joseph A. Iadanza
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Abstract
A system, structure and method is provided for providing dynamic optimization of integrated circuits using a non-contact method of selection, and a design structure on which a subject circuit resides. The method is provided for optimizing an electronic system having at least one integrated circuit. The method includes storing a target performance voltage of the at least one integrated circuit; remotely querying the at least one integrated circuit to obtain the target performance voltage; and providing an operational voltage of a next-level assembly according to the stored target performance voltage.
Claims25
A method of optimizing an electronic system having at least one integrated circuit, the method comprising:
- storing a target performance voltage of the at least one integrated circuit;
- remotely querying the at least one integrated circuit to obtain the target performance voltage;
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- providing an operational voltage of a next-level assembly according to the stored target performance voltage.
A method comprising setting and tracking in a non-contact manner minimum circuit operational voltage of integrated circuits to optimize a voltage/power operating point of an upper level assembly.
A structure on an integrated circuit comprising:
- a non-volatile performance parameter storage unit which is configured to store performance data of the integrated circuit;
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- a radio frequency unit configured to provide the performance data stored in the non-volatile performance parameter storage unit upon a non-contact query.
A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing, or testing a design, the design structure comprising:
- a non-volatile performance parameter storage unit which is configured to store performance data of the integrated circuit;
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- a radio frequency unit configured to provide the performance date stored in the non-volatile performance parameter storage unit upon a non-contact query.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.