Patents by Inventor Bruno Mollekens

Bruno Mollekens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Power control in integrated circuits
    Patent number: 10331201
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprising a power control unit for controlling the power of a power isle is disclosed. The power control unit comprises (i) a power gating switch implemented in the BEOL portion for switching ON/OFF the power to the power isle, (ii) a state recovery circuit comprising a memory element in the FEOL portion or BEOL portion and a transistor configuration in the BEOL portion, and (iii) a wake-up/sleep circuit in the BEOL portion adapted for receiving an identifier. The wake-up/sleep circuit is operatively connected with the power gating switch and with the state recovery circuit. Responsive to receiving the identifier, the wake-up/sleep circuit causes the power gating switch to switch OFF/ON the supply power to the power isle and causes the state recovery circuit to store/restore the state of the power isle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: IMEC VZW
    Inventors: Soeren Steudel, Liesbet Van der Perre, Bruno Mollekens
  • Power Control in Integrated Circuits
    Publication number: 20180024618
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device comprising a power control unit for controlling the power of a power isle is disclosed. The power control unit comprises (i) a power gating switch implemented in the BEOL portion for switching ON/OFF the power to the power isle, (ii) a state recovery circuit comprising a memory element in the FEOL portion or BEOL portion and a transistor configuration in the BEOL portion, and (iii) a wake-up/sleep circuit in the BEOL portion adapted for receiving an identifier. The wake-up/sleep circuit is operatively connected with the power gating switch and with the state recovery circuit. Responsive to receiving the identifier, the wake-up/sleep circuit causes the power gating switch to switch OFF/ON the supply power to the power isle and causes the state recovery circuit to store/restore the state of the power isle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: IMEC VZW
    Inventors: Soeren Steudel, Liesbet Van der Perre, Bruno Mollekens