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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Simon M. Tam, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stefan Rusu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03B 1/900 ;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for dynamically varying a clock frequency in a processor to adapt to VCC voltage changes. The method of one embodiment includes sampling a supply voltage at a plurality of locations. The values of said supply voltage are communicated to a clock generator. A clock frequency of a clock signal generated from the clock generator is adjusted in response to an evaluation of the sampled values of the supply voltage.