公开(公告)号：US10084450B1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15671524

申请日：2017-08-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Keith Cox ,  Victor Zyuban ,  Norman J Rohrer

IPC: G11C5/04 ,  H03K19/0175 ,  H03K5/01 ,  H03K5/00

CPC classification number: H03K19/017509 ,  G11C5/147 ,  H02J2001/008 ,  H03K5/01 ,  H03K2005/00013

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of functional circuits, a power supply circuit, and a power management circuit. The power supply circuit may generate a shared power signal coupled to each of the functional circuits, and to generate a plurality of adjustable power signals. One adjustable power signal may be coupled to a particular functional circuit of the functional circuits. The power management circuit may a request to the power supply circuit to change a voltage level of the one particular adjustable power signal from a first voltage to a second voltage. The particular functional circuit may couple a respective power node for a sub-circuit of the particular functional circuit to either of the shared power signal or the particular adjustable power signal. The particular functional circuit may also be configured to maintain an operational voltage level on the power node.