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Efficient frequency boost operation

US8862918B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Baskaran Ganesan · Bengaluru, IN
James S. Burns · Ann Arbor, US
Suresh Sugumar · Bengaluru, IN
Devadatta V. Bodas · Federal Way, US
Sundaravarathan R. Iyengar · Federal Way, US
Feranak Nelson · Olympia, US
Dheemanth Nagaraj · Bengaluru, IN
Russell J. Fenger · Beaverton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2011
Grant date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

Systems and methods of operating a computing system may involve identifying a plurality of state values, wherein each state value corresponds to a computing thread associated with a processor. An average value can be determined for the plurality of state values, wherein a determination may be made as to whether to grant a frequency boost request based at least in part on the average value.

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