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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Louis Bennie Capps, Jr, Round Rock, TX (US);
Son Hung Lam, Austin, TX (US);
John Blake Pavelka, Austin, TX (US);
An Xuan Tra, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing automatic frequency and voltage selection for microprocessors in a computer system. Microprocessor identification (ID) bits are burned into a microprocessor during manufacture to specify the correct bus frequency and core voltage. A clock generator and voltage regulator are provided to receive and interpret the ID bits and provide the correct frequency and voltage.
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