Intel Corporation

Scott R Rushford

Edwin J Pole, Ii

Xia Dai

Sivakumar Radhakrishnan

Jed D Griffin

Michael J Wiznerowicz

Eric S Swartzendruber

Kapilan Maheswaran

David J Hotz

Thermal control for a controller in a data processing environment is described. In one embodiment, the invention includes detecting a temperature of a semiconductor device at a thermal sensor on the semiconductor device, comparing the detected temperature to a threshold, and generating a high interrupt if the temperature is above the threshold and a low interrupt if the temperature is below the threshold.

On-die temperature monitoring in semiconductor devices to limit activity overload

A voltage regulator may switch in an extra load when the voltage regulator changes from a higher to a lower output level in response to a processor change of state in a processor-based system. The additional load at the lower voltage level in the processor-based system may decrease the latency in the voltage level transistor, improving processor performance.

System for transitioning a processor from a higher to a lower activity state by switching in and out of an impedance on the voltage regulator

A system includes a component, a detector adapted to detect generation of a power management event, and a controller adapted to transition the component from a first performance mode to a lower activity state in response to the power management event. The controller is adapted to change a setting of the component to a second, different performance mode while the component is in the lower activity state. The power management event may be generated in response to a change in the system's power source, an over-temperature condition, or a user command.

Managing a system's performance state

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Scott R Rushford