Method and apparatus to improve energy efficiency of parallel tasks
US10996737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system with improved power performance for tasks executed in parallel. A plurality of processing cores each to execute tasks. An inter-core messaging unit to conveys messages between the cores. A power management agent transitions a first core into a lower power state responsive to the first core waiting for a second core to complete a second task. In some embodiments long messages are subdivided to allow a receiving core to resume useful work sooner.
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