Method and apparatus for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling
US7730340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A machine learning technique is used to improve dynamic prediction of processor utilization for multi-threaded user-level applications in a dynamic run-time environment based on processor utilization history. Processor supply voltage and processor clock frequency may be dynamically scaled based on the predicted processor utilization in order to reduce processor power consumption.
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