Voltage regulator supplying power exclusively to a non-core region of a processor having a supply capability threshold
US9274580B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
3References
28Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods may provide for monitoring a current provided from a voltage regulator to a non-core region of a processor, and asserting a throttle signal to the non-core region of the processor if the current exceeds a supply capability threshold of the voltage regulator. In one example, a specified current supply capability of the non-core region is greater than a current supply capability of the voltage regulator, and the supply capability threshold is less than the specified current supply capability of the non-core region and an over current protection threshold of the non-core region.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.