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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Andrew Read, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sameer Halepete, San Jose, CA (US);
Keith Klayman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Read, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sameer Halepete, San Jose, CA (US);
Keith Klayman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing power utilized by a processor including determining that a processor is transitioning from a computer mode to a mode in which system clock to the processor is disabled, and reducing core voltage to the processor to a value sufficient to maintain state during the mode in which system clock is disabled.