Method for dynamically turning off bus signals into a GPU
US7698489B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for dynamically turning off bus signals driven into a graphics processing unit (GPU) when the GPU is in a low power state. The GPU may be located on a graphics card mounted to a motherboard by a bus, such as a PCI-Express bus.
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