Patent ID: 7949978

Claim:
A machine readable storage medium containing a design structure in a data format, the design structure, when processed by executing instructions on a machine, is used in a design process for an integrated circuit device, the design structure for said integrated circuit device comprising: an integrated circuit having a predetermined instantaneous current draw threshold and including: a first functional block provided to perform at least one first predefined operation and including a first request-to-operate signal generator configured to generate a first request-to-operate signal; a second functional block provided to perform at least one second predefined operation and including a second request-to-operate signal generator configured to generate a second request-to-operate signal; and a noise arbiter in communication with each of said first functional block and said second functional block, said noise arbiter controlling when each of said first functional block and said second functional block will operate as a function of said first request-to-operate signal, said second request-to-operate signal and said predetermined instantaneous current draw threshold; wherein said at least one first predefined operation has a duration and said first request-to-operate signal generator is configured so that said first request-to-operate signal includes information identifying said duration.