Apparatus and method to identify the maximum operating frequency of a processor
US6857066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30003
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus comprising setting a register to a value executing a processing instruction to interpret the value and the at least one register verifying that the interpretation of the processing instruction is valid to ensure the at least one register contains a valid at least one string scanning the string in the register for multiplier scanning the string in the register for a frequency and determining a maximum operating frequency with the multiplier and frequency.
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