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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Naveen Cherukuri, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey Wilcox, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Venkatraman Iyer, Portland, OR (US);
Selim Bilgin, Hillsboro, OR (US);
David D. Dunning, Portland, OR (US);
Robin Tim Frodsham, Portland, OR (US);
Theodore Z. Schoenborn, Portland, OR (US);
Sanjay Dabral, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Naveen Cherukuri, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey Wilcox, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Venkatraman Iyer, Portland, OR (US);
Selim Bilgin, Hillsboro, OR (US);
David D. Dunning, Portland, OR (US);
Robin Tim Frodsham, Portland, OR (US);
Theodore Z. Schoenborn, Portland, OR (US);
Sanjay Dabral, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to link power savings with state retention are described. In one embodiment, one or more components of two agents coupled via a serial link are turned off during idle periods while retaining link state in each agent. Other embodiments are also disclosed.