Systems and methods for minimizing static leakage of an integrated circuit
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1. An integrated circuit comprising:
- a logic component, the logic component being either a logic gate or a storage cell, and the logic component including a sleep transistor in series with an electrical connection to a ground terminal;
a voltage generator configured to generate a negative voltage to be applied to the sleep transistor; and
controller circuitry configured to;
i) monitor drain-source current of the sleep transistor;
ii) make a determination of whether to adjust the negative voltage in connection with adequate minimization of a static leakage of the integrated circuit; and
iii) adjust the negative voltage depending on the determination.
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Abstract
A leakage manager system for adequately minimizing static leakage of an integrated circuit is disclosed. The leakage manager system includes a generator configured to generate a control signal to be applied to a sleep transistor. A monitor is configured to determine whether to adjust the control signal to adequately minimize the static leakage. In some embodiments, the monitor includes an emulated sleep transistor. A regulator is configured to adjust the control signal depending on the determination.
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23 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a logic component, the logic component being either a logic gate or a storage cell, and the logic component including a sleep transistor in series with an electrical connection to a ground terminal; a voltage generator configured to generate a negative voltage to be applied to the sleep transistor; and controller circuitry configured to; i) monitor drain-source current of the sleep transistor; ii) make a determination of whether to adjust the negative voltage in connection with adequate minimization of a static leakage of the integrated circuit; and iii) adjust the negative voltage depending on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a logic component, the logic component being either a logic gate or a storage cell, and the logic component including a sleep transistor in series with an electrical connection to a ground terminal; a voltage generator configured to generate a negative voltage to be applied to the sleep transistor; and controller circuitry configured to; i) monitor a drain-source current and a drain-gate current of either the sleep transistor or an emulated sleep transistor; ii) make a determination of whether to adjust the negative voltage in connection with adequate minimization of a static leakage of the integrated circuit; and iii) adjust the negative voltage depending on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a logic component, the logic component being either a logic gate or a storage cell, and the logic component including a sleep transistor in series with an electrical connection to a ground terminal; a voltage generator configured to generate a negative voltage to be applied to the sleep transistor; and controller circuitry configured to; i) induce a current through an emulated sleep transistor in proportion to a static leakage of the integrated circuit; ii) make a determination of whether to adjust the negative voltage depending on the amount of the current; and iii) adjust the negative voltage depending on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An integrated circuit comprising:
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a logic component, the logic component being either a logic gate or a storage cell, and the logic component including a sleep transistor in series with an electrical connection to a ground terminal; a voltage generator configured to generate a negative voltage to be applied to the sleep transistor; and a controller configured to receive the negative voltage and determine whether to adjust the negative voltage based on a comparison of a first current and a second current, the controller including; i) a first transistor configured to receive the negative voltage that defines the first current through the first transistor; ii) a second transistor configured to receive the negative voltage plus an offset voltage that define the second current through the second transistor; and iii) circuitry configured to compare the first current to the second current. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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