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Saving power when in or transitioning to a static mode of a processor by using feedback-configured voltage regulator

US9690366B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intellectual Ventures Holding 81 LLC · US

Inventors

Andrew Read · Volbringen, DE
Sameer Halepete · San Jose, US
Keith Klayman · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 19, 2016
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 19, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A method for reducing power utilized by a processor including the steps of determining that a processor is transitioning from a computing mode to a mode is which system clock to the processor is disabled, and reducing core voltage to the processor to a value sufficient to maintain state during the mode in which system clock is disabled.

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