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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Xia Dai, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention allows enhancement of a microprocessor's performance. Microprocessor-operated devices are designed for worst-case operating conditions, a thermal design power limit, such as software application instruction mix, and ambient temperature around the microprocessor. Designing for these worst-case conditions reduces the capabilities of microprocessors that do not continuously operate under worst-case operating conditions. The present invention comprises a method, apparatus, and machine-readable medium to increase a microprocessor's speed by facilitating operation of the microprocessor above the thermal design power limit.