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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Harold Bartley, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 ;
Abstract
A method of optimizing a computer program for reduced power consumption by a processor (,) having functional units (,) that are independently controllable by instructions. The processor's instruction set (FIG.,) has instructions that may be directed to a particular functional unit (,) so as to place that functional unit in a power-down state while not being used during a program segment.
Bartley, David. (2001). Power reduction for processors by software control of functional units (U.S. Patent No. 6219796). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6219796
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