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Adaptive thermal-based frequency-bounds control

US7463993B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2005
Grant dateDec 9, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods of thermal management provide for dynamically the upper and lower operating points of a throttled device such as a processor. In one embodiment, it is determined that the temperature of the processor is below a threshold and moving the upper operating point and the lower operating point toward one another.

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