Qualcomm Incorporated

Advanced Micro Devices Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

Ati Technologies Ulc

Ati Technologies Inc.

Advanced Silicon Technologies LLC

Kevin O'Neil

Milivoje M Aleksic

Aris Balatsos

Grigori Temkine

Neil McLellan

Vincent K Chan

Kongning Li

Charles Leung

Steven Turner

Greg Vansickle

Greg Sadowski

James Lyall Esliger

Wilson Kwan

Bruce Plotnick

James L Esliger

A device includes a processor that is operative to process a data stream such as executable code, encoded video or other suitable data stream, and has a plurality of processor portions. The device further includes a power management controller coupled to the processor portions that controls power consumption of the processor portions based on application profile data associated with the data stream. The application profile data may be included with executable code or provided separately and may directly indicate usage/nonusage of portions of the processor or the data stream may have inherent application profile data in the header that indirectly identifies usage of the processor portions.

Battery-powered device with reduced power consumption based on an application profile data

A portable device includes a controller that is responsive to a remaining power capacity of the battery, and a power consumption level of the portable device and based on user prioritized functional processing capability features, dynamically controls functional processing capability features of the device. The controller provides power for a higher priority feature at the expense of a lower priority functional processing capability feature consistent with the user prioritized functional processing capability features. A wireless portable device is also disclosed that includes a wireless signal strength determinator that determines a received signal strength of the wireless device and a controller that adjusts the functional processing capability feature of the wireless device based on the determined received signal strength and based on battery capacity information. In this way, received signal strength information is used as a further input to determine how to best adjust functional processing capability features of the device.

Portable device with priority based power savings control and method thereof

An n bit D/A decoder is formed using P-type and N-type transistor switches, instead of convention CMOS switches. Each P-type and N-type switch may be formed of fewer transistors than those used to form a CMOS switch, thereby reducing the overall transistor count. The decoder may be used to decode digital values to non-linear GAMMA corrected analog output voltages.

Reduced component digital to analog decoder and method

Various stacked semiconductor devices and methods of making the same are provided. In one aspect, a method of manufacturing is provided that includes providing a first semiconductor die that has a first bulk semiconductor side and a first opposite side. A second semiconductor die is provided that has a second bulk semiconductor side and a second opposite side. The second opposite side of the second semiconductor die is coupled to the first opposite side of the first semiconductor die. Electrical connections are formed between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die.

Die stacking apparatus and method

A technique for adjusting or modifying content delivery to devices is provided, thereby offering a degree of power consumption control in such devices. The device can determine a need to modify power consumption, either in response to an input or via detection of an unfavorable power supply condition. In response, the device sends a request to an infrastructure for at least one reduced rate data stream. Because the at least one reduced rate data stream requires less processing power when undergoing decoding operations, the device subsequently consumes less power. In one embodiment of the present invention, the determination of the unfavorable power supply condition may be based on a configurable power condition profile. Furthermore, subsequent to receiving the at least one reduced rate data stream, the device may provide a request to the infrastructure for at least one increased rate data stream.

Method and apparatus for content delivery to devices

An account associated with a card is characterized by one or more budgetary items (collectively contained within a budget) that may be created by the card holder, account holder or a third party. A budgetary item may be created based on a time period regardless of the funds presently in the account. A budgetary item may be categorized by function, item or merchant. For example, a budgetary item may be created for 'household supplies', 'shoes' or &#x201c;The Gap&#x201d;. The budget may be stored by the card itself, a financial institution or by a third party. When a purchase is being made, a transaction is initiated between the merchant/supplier of the goods or services and the account holder similar to conventional transactions. The budgetary items are used to determine, in part, whether a proposed financial transaction is to be authorized, in whole or in part, or rejected, in whole or in part.

Authorizing financial transactions

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