Patent ID: 7911831

Claim:
A voltage distribution system, the system comprising: a plurality of voltage sources providing a plurality of voltages; a plurality of input buses carrying the plurality of voltages; a plurality of output buses in contact with a plurality of circuit elements; an array of nanotube switches; input interrupt circuitry positioned between the plurality of input buses and the array of nanotube switches; output interrupt circuitry positioned between the plurality of output buses and the array of nanotube switches; and control circuitry in communication with the input interrupt circuitry, the output interrupt circuitry, and the array of nanotube switches, and constructed and arranged to apply: disconnect signals to the input interrupt circuitry and the output interrupt circuitry to disconnect the array of nanotube switches from the plurality of input buses and from the plurality of output buses; programming signals to the array of nanotube switches to program the nanotube switches to route at least one voltage from at least one input bus to at least one output bus; and reconnect signals to the input interrupt circuitry and the output interrupt circuitry to connect the array of programmed nanotube switches to the plurality of input buses and to the plurality of output buses.