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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Tracy A. Ulmer, Westminister, CO (US);
Andrew J. Frantz, Superior, CO (US);
Norman S. Gargash, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael Abel, Boulder, CO (US);
Tracy A. Ulmer, Westminister, CO (US);
Andrew J. Frantz, Superior, CO (US);
Norman S. Gargash, Boulder, CO (US);
Michael Abel, Boulder, CO (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The aspects enable a multi-core processor or system on chip to determine a low power configuration that provides the most system power savings by placing selected resources in a low power mode depending upon acceptable system latencies, dynamic operating conditions (e.g., temperature), expected idle time, and the unique electrical characteristics of the particular device. Each of the cores/processing units treated in a symmetric fashion, and each core may choose its operating state independent of the other cores, without performing complex handshaking or signaling operations.