Power sparing synchronous apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a synchronous circuit including a first subcircuit powered by a first power plane having a first power plane voltage and a second subcircuit powered by a second power plane having a second power plane voltage;
an error detector operable to detect an incidence of a computational error occurring in the first subcircuit;
a controller operable to change the first power plane voltage based upon the detected incidence of a computational error; and
a power supply configured to electrically couple with a portable power source and operable to provide a selected one of at least two voltages to the first power plane in response to the controller.
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Abstract
Embodiments include a system, an apparatus, a device, and a method. An apparatus includes a synchronous circuit including a first subcircuit powered by a first power plane having a first power plane voltage and a second subcircuit powered by a second power plane having a second power plane voltage. The apparatus also includes an error detector operable to detect an incidence of a computational error occurring in the first subcircuit. The apparatus includes a controller operable to change the first power plane voltage based upon the detected incidence of a computational error. The apparatus also includes a power supply configured to electrically couple with a portable power source and operable to provide a selected one of at least two voltages to the first power plane in response to the controller.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a synchronous circuit including a first subcircuit powered by a first power plane having a first power plane voltage and a second subcircuit powered by a second power plane having a second power plane voltage;
an error detector operable to detect an incidence of a computational error occurring in the first subcircuit;
a controller operable to change the first power plane voltage based upon the detected incidence of a computational error; and
a power supply configured to electrically couple with a portable power source and operable to provide a selected one of at least two voltages to the first power plane in response to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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decreasing a voltage received at a first power plane from a power supply that includes a portable energy source, the first power plane being a component of a synchronous circuit that includes a first subcircuit powered by the first power plane and a second subcircuit powered by a second power plane having a second power plane voltage;
detecting an incidence of a computational error occurring in the first subcircuit; and
in response to the detected computational error, increasing the voltage received at the first power plane from the power supply that includes a portable energy source. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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means for decreasing a voltage received at a first power plane from a power supply that includes a portable energy source, the first power plane being a component of a synchronous circuit that includes a first subcircuit powered by the first power plane and a second subcircuit powered by a second power plane having a second power plane voltage;
means for detecting an incidence of a computational error occurring in the first subcircuit; and
means for increasing in response to the detected computational error the voltage received at the first power plane from the power supply that includes a portable energy source.
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