Patent ID: 11921529
Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A system-on-chip, comprising:
a first set of N p-type devices coupled to a load to provide current to the load;
a second set of M p-type devices coupled to the load to provide current to the load, wherein N and M are integers;
a fine-grain counter coupled to the first set of N p-type devices to provide fine control bits to the first set of N p-type devices;
a coarse-grain counter coupled to the second set of M p-type devices to provide coarse control bits to the second set of M p-type devices, wherein one bit of the coarse control bits is to cause a larger current change in the second set of M p-type devices than a current change caused by one bit of the fine control bits in the first set of N p-type devices; and
a logic unit to send a first signal to the first counter to generate the fine control bits and a second signal to the second counter to generate the coarse control bits.