IP Library Granted Patent US 11,947,972
Granted Patent B2
US 11,947,972 · App. 17/395,313 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Coordinating power transitions between a smart interconnect and heterogeneous components

Inventors: Meng Yan (Milpitas, CA); Omar Mahmoud Afdal Alnaggar (Palo Alto, CA); Myron O. Shak (San Jose, CA); Soheil Gharahi (Mountain View, CA); William Kelsey (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Shenzhen Chipuller Chip Technology Co., LTD
G06F9/44505G06F1/24G06F1/26G06F13/4282G06F21/572G06F21/575G06F21/81G06F2213/0016G06F2221/034
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Patent No.
US 11,947,972
App. No.
17/395,313
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described is an apparatus comprising a semiconductor interconnect substrate and an interface. The semiconductor interconnect substrate may be electrically coupled to one or more components mounted thereon. The interface may be operable to carry a configuration command set to the one or more components in a normal operation mode subsequent to a power-up mode.

Claims (17)

1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage media having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause one or more machines, to perform a method comprising:

placing a semiconductor interconnect substrate into a power-up mode, the semiconductor interconnect substrate being electrically coupled to one or more components mounted thereon; and

applying a configuration command set to the one or more components in a normal operation mode subsequent to the power-up mode, wherein applying the configuration command set comprises sequencing configuration of the one or more components based on configuration register values associated with a boot configuration, wherein the configuration command set encompasses a resistor disconnection command that establishes a strapping or logical value on an interface of a component, of the one or more components, with a plurality of strapping pins coupled to the component, and wherein the plurality of strapping pins are operable to configure a static behavior of an interconnect of the semiconductor interconnect substrate.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 1 , having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause the one or more machines, to perform a further method comprising:

sequencing power of a microcontroller unit in response to sequencing the configuration of the one or more components.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 1 , having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause the one or more machines, to perform a further method comprising:

establishing a plurality of interface states for the one or more components.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the configuration command set encompasses a triggering event to apply a plurality of interface states substantially simultaneously.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the configuration command set is a second configuration command set, and wherein the machine-readable storage media has machine-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause the one or more machines, to perform a further method comprising:

applying a first configuration command set to the one or more components in the power-up mode.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 1 having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause the one or more machines, to perform a further method comprising:

electrically disconnecting a mounted component from the semiconductor interconnect substrate.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor interconnect substrate includes within it a logic to handle sequence and/or control of power functions for the one or more components, wherein the semiconductor interconnect substrate includes within it a microcontroller unit.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 7 , wherein the logic, to handle sequence and/or control of power functions for the one or more components, comprises: a power management unit; a power kernel and controller coupled to the power management unit, and a memory coupled to the power kernel and controller.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 7 having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, that when executed, cause the one or more machines, to perform a further method comprising:

sequencing one or more reset signals to reset the microcontroller unit.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 7 , wherein the semiconductor interconnect substrate includes within it a microelectromechanical system-based temperature compensated crystal oscillator coupled to the microcontroller unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2022
From: NORTH SEA INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
To: SHENZHEN CHIPULLER CHIP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059477/0609 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2022
From: ZGLUE, INC.
To: NORTH SEA INVESTMENT CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 059038/0780 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16153607 · Oct 5, 2018
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