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US 2011/0258590 A1Published application
Software controlled transistor body bias
OwnerDavid R. Ditzel, James B. Burrinventors
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Abstract
Software controlled transistor body bias. A target frequency is accessed. Using software, transistor body-biasing values are determined for the target frequency in order to enhance a characteristic of a circuit. The bodies of the transistors are biased based on the body-biasing values, wherein the characteristic is enhanced.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- accessing a target parameter of a circuit;
- and
- determining, using software, transistor body-biasing values for said target parameter to enhance a characteristic of said circuit.
A system comprising:
- means for determining a target frequency for a circuit having transistors;
- means for determining body-biasing values for said target frequency to enhance a characteristic of said circuit;
- and
- means for biasing bodies of said transistors based on said body-biasing values, wherein said characteristic is enhanced.
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A computer implemented method comprising:
- accessing a target frequency at which to operate a circuit;
- and
- determining transistor body-biasing values for said target frequency to enhance a power efficiency of said circuit.
An article of manufacture including a computer readable medium having stored therein instructions that, responsive to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
- accessing a target parameter of a circuit;
- and
- determining transistor body-biasing values for said target parameter to enhance a characteristic of said circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.