Ati Technologies Ulc

Advanced Micro Devices Corporation

Randall Brown

William Leroy Kellett

Jitesh Arora

Wentao Xu

Shijie Che

Vaibhav Amarayya Hiremath

Ashish Jain

Gia Tung Phan

Kamraan Nasim

Tan Peng

Kathirkamanathan Nadarajah

Gagandeep Singh Chabbewal

Sergey Blotsky

Jamin Islam

Manuchehr Taghi-Loo

Jianfei Ye

Cheng He

Yasser M Khan

Sung Kwan Heo

Xing Yue Zhang

An apparatus and method for efficient power management of multiple integrated circuits. In various implementations, a computing system includes an integrated circuit with a security processor. The security processor determines the integrated circuit transitions to an active state from a sleep state that is not intended to maintain configuration information to return to the active state without restarting an operating system. In the sleep state, multiple components of the integrated circuit have a power supply reference level turned off, which provides low power consumption for the integrated circuit. The security processor performs the bootup operation using information stored in persistent on-chip memory. By not using information stored in off-chip memory, the security processor reduces the latency of the transition. The persistent on-chip memory utilizes synchronous random-access memory that receives a standby power supply reference level that continually supplies a voltage magnitude by not being turned off.

Latency reduction for transitions between active state and sleep state of an integrated circuit

A computing system may implement a method for creating a first subdomain by configuring one of a first plurality of slave nodes as a first subdomain master node and configuring one or more other slave nodes of the first plurality of slave nodes as first subdomain slave nodes to the first subdomain master node.

Master-slave communication with subdomains

Security screw

In a system with a master processor and slave processors, sync points are used in boot instructions. While executing the boot instructions, the slave processor determines whether the sync point is enabled. In response to determining the sync point is enabled, the slave processor pauses execution of the boot instructions, waits for commands from the master processor, receives commands from the master processor, executes the received commands until a release command is received, and then continues to execute boot instructions. In response to determining the sync point is not enabled, the slave processor continues to execute boot instructions.

Sync point mechanism between master and slave nodes

Tri-groove socket

Various audio encoders and methods of using the same are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus is provided that includes an audio encoder and an audio encoder mode selector. The audio encoder mode selector is operable to analyze video data and adjust an encoding mode of the audio encoder based on the analyzed video data.

Audio encoding using video information

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing digital rights management using a GPU are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes at least a GPU, a security processor, and a memory. The GPU is configured to execute a first portion of a binary and detect that a second portion of the binary is encrypted. The second portion of the binary includes enhanced content that is available for purchase. If the user purchases the enhanced content, a license server generates a token specific to the security processor of the system and conveys the token to the system. Next, the security processor decrypts the second portion of the binary using the token and stores the decrypted second portion of the binary at a memory location accessible by the first processor. Then, the first processor executes the second portion of the binary.

Digital rights management for a GPU

Tamper-proof nut and tool set

A method and device for ranking video feeds provide a user with the best feed depending on what the user wishes to see. The method includes obtaining one or more video feeds and ranking the video feeds. The ranking is based, at least in part, upon input from a viewer indicating an object of interest. The ranking can consider things such as video stream resolution and signal strength.

Method and device for providing a video stream for an object of interest

Tamper-proof nut

A system and method for providing viewer preferences on a display device are presented. An embodiment includes a storage medium for storing preset viewer preferences, each preference being categorized based on one of a plurality of viewers, a processor that accesses the storage medium and acquires the stored preset viewer preference for a given one of the plurality of viewers, and a display device that provides content to the viewer in accordance with the viewer's preferences using at least one optical element.

Providing multiple viewer preferences on a display device

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Toronto, Canada

Randall Brown