Patent ID: 7814344

Claim:
A system for adjusting power consumption of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device, the system comprising: a first buffer, the first buffer being configured to receive and store data, the first buffer being characterized by a first buffer level; a controller configured to generate a control signal, the controller being coupled to the first buffer; a processing unit coupled to the first buffer, the processing unit including a first power source and a second power source, the first power source being different from the second power source, the processing unit being configured to receive the control signal from the controller, the processing unit further being configured to receive the data from the first buffer and to process the data; a second buffer coupled to the processing unit, the second buffer being configured to receive and store the processed data; wherein: the first buffer level is determined by the controller; the controller is further configured to process information associated at least with the first buffer level and a first predetermined buffer level; if the first buffer level is determined to be higher than the first predetermined buffer level, the control signal indicates a first power source; if the first buffer level is determined to be not higher than a first predetermined buffer level, the control signal indicates a second power source; the processing unit is further configured to operate with the first power source if the control signal indicates the first power, and to operate with the second power source if the control signal indicates the second power; the first power source is associated with a first power consumption level; the second power source is associated with a second power consumption level.