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Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2006
Applicants:

Roman Surgutchik, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Robert William Chapman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Edward L. Riegelsberger, Fremont, CA (US);

Brad W. Simeral, San Francisco, CA (US);

Paul J. Gyugyi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Roman Surgutchik, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Robert William Chapman, Mountain View, CA (US);

Edward L. Riegelsberger, Fremont, CA (US);

Brad W. Simeral, San Francisco, CA (US);

Paul J. Gyugyi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system has a plurality of different clients. Each client generates a report signal indicative of a current latency tolerance associated with a performance state. A controller dynamically determines a power down level having a minimum power consumption capable of supporting the system latency of the configuration state of the clients.


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