An integrated circuit system has a reference data table for holding information
that is used to control at least one circuit block in the system and also has a
power supply circuit, a body bias control circuit, a clock delivery circuit, a
temperature monitor circuit, and/or a configuration control circuit. The performance
of the system is improved by obtaining system performance data by testing the system
at different supply voltages, different body-bias voltages, different clock speeds,
and/or different temperatures. Values based on the data are entered into the reference
data table. The power supply circuit, the body bias control circuit, the clock
delivery circuit, and/or the temperature monitor circuit data is adjusted using
the entered values.