Dynamically configurable overprovisioned microprocessor
US11989591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dynamically configurable overprovisioned microprocessor optimally supports a variety of different compute application workloads and with the capability to tradeoff among compute performance, energy consumption, and clock frequency on a per-compute application basis, using general-purpose microprocessor designs. In some embodiments, the overprovisioned microprocessor comprises a physical compute resource and a dynamic configuration logic configured to: detect an activation-warranting operating condition; undarken the physical compute resource responsive to detecting the activation-warranting operating condition; detect a configuration-warranting operating condition; and configure the overprovisioned microprocessor to use the undarkened physical compute resource responsive to detecting the configuration-warranting operating condition.
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