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Method and apparatus for programmably providing a power supply voltage to an integrated circuit

  • US 6,232,893 B1
  • Filed: 05/12/1999
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A programmable voltage converter arranged to selectively provide a desired operating voltage based upon operating voltage configuration data, comprising:

  • an operating voltage decoder arranged to receive and decode selected operating voltage configuration data; and

    a programmable voltage down converter connected to the operating voltage decoder by way of a data bus, the programmable voltage down converter arranged to receive a first voltage at an input line and programmably generate using the first voltage the desired operating voltage at an output line based upon the decoded operating voltage configuration data.

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