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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Lawrence Jacobowitz, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Mark B. Ritter, Sherman, CT (US);
Daniel J. Stigliani, Jr., Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Lawrence Jacobowitz, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Mark B. Ritter, Sherman, CT (US);
Daniel J. Stigliani, Jr., Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of optimizing performance of a multi-core chip having a plurality of cores includes the steps of determining a V-frequency SCHMOO characteristic for each of the plurality of cores individually; saving data indicative of the Vdd-frequency SCHMOO characteristics for each of the plurality of cores; configuring the cores to obtain a configuration providing at least one of optimum power consumption and optimum performance, for a given workload, based on the saved data; and saving the configuration such that it may be updated and used on at least one of a periodic and a continual basis.