Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hanjun Shin

Choonghoon Park

Jong-Lae Park

Donghee Han

Jonglae Park

Bumgyu Park

Hyunji Hong

Dahye Choi

Daeyeong Lee

An electronic device includes a clock management unit configured to generate a clock signal, an intellectual property (IP) device configured to receive the clock signal and is configured to perform a task according to the clock signal in an active state, a first counter configured to count cycles of the clock signal while the IP device is in the active state, and is configured to generate a first count, and a frequency controller configured to control the clock management unit to change a frequency of the clock signal when the first count reaches a first reference count.

Electronic device controlling frequency of clock signal and method of operating the electronic device

Disclosed is an apparatus for dynamic thermal management, which includes a thermal management unit that determines whether there is a need to perform thermal management on a processor based on temperatures measured from a plurality of temperature sensors included in the processor and generates an indication signal, and a controller that performs the thermal management on the processor in response to the indication signal, by using a first method of adjusting a state of each of a plurality of cores included in the processor, a second method of adjusting a level of an operating voltage and a frequency of a clock signal, which are provided to the processor, and/or a third method for adjusting only the frequency of the clock signal to be provided to the processor, and where each of the plurality of cores is in a wake-up state or an idle state.

Apparatus and method for dynamic thermal management using frequency clamping and idle injection

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Seoul, South Korea

Hanjun Shin