System and method for controlling central processing unit power with guaranteed transient deadlines
US8909962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling power at a central processing unit is disclosed. The method may include moving to a higher CPU frequency after a transient performance deadline has expired, entering an idle state, and resetting the transient performance deadline based on an effective transient budget.
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