SYSTEM-ON-CHIP, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SYSTEM-ON-CHIP
First Claim
1. A system-on-chip (SoC), comprising:
- a plurality of functional domains, the plurality of functional domains comprising a first domain and a second domain, whereinthe first domain has a first active mode of operation,the second domain has a second active mode of operation different from the first active mode of operation;
a control unit operably coupled to the first and second domains and configured to place the first domain in the first active mode and the second domain in the second active mode wherein the first domain is in the first active mode and the second domain is in the second active mode substantially contemporaneously; and
the first active mode of operation is functionally different from the second active mode of operation.
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Abstract
A system-on-chip comprises a plurality of functional domains. The plurality of functional domains comprise a first domain and a second domain, the first domain having a first active mode of operation and the second domain having a second active mode of operation different from the first active mode of operation. The system-on-chip also comprises a control unit operably coupled to the first and second domains and capable of placing the first domain in the first active mode and the second domain in the second active mode so that the first domain is in the first active mode and the second domain is in the second active mode substantially contemporaneously. The first active mode of operation is functionally different from the second active mode of operation.
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17 Claims
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1. A system-on-chip (SoC), comprising:
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a plurality of functional domains, the plurality of functional domains comprising a first domain and a second domain, wherein the first domain has a first active mode of operation, the second domain has a second active mode of operation different from the first active mode of operation; a control unit operably coupled to the first and second domains and configured to place the first domain in the first active mode and the second domain in the second active mode wherein the first domain is in the first active mode and the second domain is in the second active mode substantially contemporaneously; and the first active mode of operation is functionally different from the second active mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a system-on-chip that comprises a plurality of functional domains, the method comprising:
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placing a first domain of the plurality of functional domains into a first active mode of operation; and placing a second domain of the plurality of functional domains into a second active mode of operation from the first active mode of operation;
whereinthe first domain is in the first active mode and the second domain is in the second active mode substantially contemporaneously; and the first active mode of operation is functionally different from the second active mode of operation.
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16. A method of manufacturing a system-on-chip (SoC), the method comprising:
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logically segmenting in the design of the system-on-chip device so as to define a plurality of functional domains, the segmenting comprising; arranging in the design a first portion of the SoC in accordance with a first criterion so as to define a first domain capable of supporting a first active mode of operation; arranging in the design a second portion of SoC in accordance with a second criterion so as to define a second domain capable of supporting placing the second domain into a second active mode of operation from the first active mode of operation; providing in the design a control unit operably coupled to the first domain and the second domain and configuring the control unit in order to be able to place, when in use, the first domain in the first active mode and the second domain in the second active mode from the first active mode of operation so that the first domain is in the first active mode and the second domain is in the second active mode substantially contemporaneously;
whereinthe first active mode of operation is functionally different from the second active mode of operation. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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