Reference Voltage Generation
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsChristopher Schaef, Vaibhav Vaidya, Suhwan Kim
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Abstract
In some examples, an apparatus for reference voltage generation includes a plurality of reference voltage rails each with a corresponding reference voltage, a first controller, and a second controller. The first controller is to cycle through the plurality of reference voltage rails and maintain the reference voltages in a synchronous mode. The second controller is to detect an event and provide an indication to the first controller to update in an asynchronous mode one of the plurality of reference voltages in response to the event. The first controller is to update in an asynchronous mode the one of the plurality of reference voltages in response to the event.
Claims24
An apparatus for reference voltage generation, comprising:
- a plurality of reference voltage rails each with a corresponding reference voltage;
- a first controller to cycle through the plurality of reference voltage rails and maintain the reference voltages in a synchronous mode;
- and
- a second controller to detect an event and provide an indication to the first controller to update in an asynchronous mode one of the plurality of reference voltages in response to the event;
- wherein the first controller is to update in an asynchronous mode the one of the plurality of reference voltages in response to the event.
An method of reference voltage generation, comprising:
- cycling through a plurality of reference voltage rails each with a corresponding reference voltage, the cycling to maintain the reference voltages in a synchronous mode;
- detecting an event relating to a request to update in an asynchronous mode one of the plurality of reference voltages;
- and
- updating in an asynchronous mode the one of the plurality of reference voltages in response to the detected event.
A non-transitory, machine readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
- cycle through a plurality of reference voltage rails each with a corresponding reference voltage, the cycling to maintain the reference voltages in a synchronous mode;
- detect an event relating to a request to update in an asynchronous mode one of the plurality of reference voltages;
- and
- update in an asynchronous mode the one of the plurality of reference voltages in response to the detected event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.