Power management method for a computer system having a hub interface architecture
US6480965B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a computer system includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a hub agent and a hub interface coupled to the first hub agent. The computer system transitions from a first power state to a second power state upon the CPU determining that no requests are pending to access the first hub interface.
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