Controlling standby power of low power devices
US7401241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods of managing power provide for applying a voltage from a voltage regulator to a component of a computing system and reducing the voltage based on a power saving parameter that is dedicated to the component. The reduction can be in conjunction with the entry of the component into a low power state such as a standby state or an off state, where the power saving parameter defines a voltage such as a minimum operating voltage or minimum sustainable voltage for the component, respectively. In one embodiment, the component is a central processing unit.
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