Automatic dynamic processor operating voltage control
US7308590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique to adjust a processor's operating voltage dynamically while preventing a user from placing the processor into a harmful operating voltage state in relation to the core/bus frequency ratio of the processor. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to a technique to control the operating voltage of the processor as a function of the processor's bus and/or core clock frequency.
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