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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2003
System and method for over-clocking detection of a processor utilizing a feedback clock rate setting
Applicants:
Tsvika Kurts, Haifa, IL;
John W. Horigan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tsvika Kurts, Haifa, IL;
John W. Horigan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 5/06 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A processor provides a configured clock rate setting for use by a peripheral set. The processor receives back from the peripheral set a feedback clock rate setting. The configured clock rate setting and the feedback clock rate setting are compared to detect over-clocking of the processor.