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Power management of discrete communication port components

US11592884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Chee Lim Nge · Hillsboro, US
Chia-Hung S. Kuo · Taipei, TW
Nivedita Aggarwal · Bengaluru, IN
Venkataramani Gopalakrishnan · Folsom, US
Robert E. Gough · Cornelius, US
Basavaraj B. Astekar · Hillsboro, US
Vijaykumar B. Kadgi · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2018
Grant date	Feb 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for managing power consumption of a data-path in a computer system are provided, the data-path comprising a first port and a second port, the first port comprising a high-speed and the second port comprising a low-speed port. The disclosed method including connecting a device to the data-path, determining that the connected device is to communicate using the second port and turning off an active circuit associated with the first port of the data-path.

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