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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2004
John P. Lee, Tempe, AZ (US);
Aniruddha P. Joshi, Chandler, AZ (US);
Geetani R. Edirisooriya, Tempe, AZ (US);
John P. Lee, Tempe, AZ (US);
Aniruddha P. Joshi, Chandler, AZ (US);
Geetani R. Edirisooriya, Tempe, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the method detects a temperature event in a processor and then modifies the bus frequency of an I/O bus coupled to an I/O controller hub in response to the temperature event. In another embodiment, the apparatus includes a temperature detection unit that detects a temperature event in a processor and, additionally, a bus frequency modification unit that will modify the bus frequency of an I/O bus in response to the temperature event.