Apparatus having adjustable operational modes and method therefor

• Main Authors: L. CLARK, J. HEEB, M.W. MORROW
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 24.03.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

简要地，根据本发明的一个实施例，一个积分电路具有稳压器和分频器，它可以被用于调整积分电路的工作频率和/或电位以降低积分电路在工作时的能量消耗。 Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit has a voltage regulator and a clock divider that may be used to adjust the operational frequency and/or voltage potential of the integrated circuit to reduce the power consumption of the integrated circuit while in operation.