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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Maurice B. Steinman, Marlborough, MA (US);
Alexander J. Branover, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Denis J. Foley, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Ljubisa Bajic, Toronto, CA;
Maurice B. Steinman, Marlborough, MA (US);
Alexander J. Branover, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Denis J. Foley, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Ljubisa Bajic, Toronto, CA;
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A power controller can set the power state of a processor bridge based on which processor modules are in a communicative state. In addition, for a power state where selected processor modules are expected to be non-communicative, the power controller can set the supplied voltage to have a reduced voltage guard band as compared to other power states. These power management techniques can reduce the power consumed by the processor.