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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Louis Bennie Capps, Jr., Georgetown, TX (US);
Warren D. Dyckman, Peekskill, NY (US);
Michael Jay Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Louis Bennie Capps, Jr., Georgetown, TX (US);
Warren D. Dyckman, Peekskill, NY (US);
Michael Jay Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosed methodology and apparatus may reduce heat generation in a multi-core processor. In one embodiment, a multi-core processor cycles selected processor cores off in a predetermined pattern across the processor die over time to reduce the average heat generation by the processor. The disclosed multi-core processor may reduce or avoid undesirable hot spots that impact processor life.