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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2005
Samuel D. Naffziger, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Christopher A. Poirier, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Samuel D. Naffziger, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Christopher A. Poirier, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for maintaining performance of an integrated circuit are disclosed. One embodiment of a system may comprise a working power limit evaluator that determines a working power limit as a function of at least one performance factor associated with variations that affect performance of the integrated circuit. The system may further comprise a power management system that varies power of the integrated circuit based on the working power limit and an actual power of the integrated circuit to maintain a substantially constant performance.