Patent ID: 9430323
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G01R,G06F,G11C,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: setting, by a power management circuit, an operating parameter for a first power rail among a plurality of power rails according to a predetermined programmed setting, wherein setting the operating parameter for the first power rail comprises writing data bits to a respective operating register including at least one power mode bit entry; releasing a processor to start; and receiving from the processor, via an interface of the power management circuit, at least one of a command to modify the operating parameter for the first power rail or a command to set an operating parameter for a second power rail, wherein the command to modify the operating parameter for the first power rail comprises a single command to power down power a subset of the plurality of power rails, and wherein the subset comprises at least two power rails.