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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Stefan Rusu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David J. Ayers, Fremont, CA (US);
James S. Burns, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Rusu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David J. Ayers, Fremont, CA (US);
James S. Burns, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for adjusting the voltage and frequency to minimize power dissipation in a processor. The method of one embodiment comprises determining a power consumption value. The power consumption value is evaluated to obtain a new operating point. The new operating point is compared with a present operating point. A frequency setting and a voltage setting are adjusted to correspond to the new operating point if the new operating point is different from the present operating point.