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Programmable power transition counter

US7529958B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims

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Inventors

Charles Roth · Austin, US
Amit Dor · Raanana, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2004
Grant date	May 5, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/50
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method, apparatus and system embodiments are disclosed for one or more programmable registers to hold wakeup time values for power management. For at least one embodiment, information based on the values in the programmable registers may be utilized by a power management unit to determine whether a power island has had sufficient time to transition out of a low power state. The values of the programmable registers may be dynamically modified during operation of a processing system. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

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