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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Michael William Morrow, Cary, NC (US);
Manish Garg, Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael William Morrow, Cary, NC (US);
Manish Garg, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/5094 (2013.01); Y02B 60/144 (2013.01); Y02B 60/142 (2013.01); G06F 1/329 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for adaptive thread scheduling on a plurality of cores for reducing system energy are described. In one embodiment, a thread scheduler receives leakage current information associated with the plurality of cores. The leakage current information is employed to schedule a thread on one of the plurality of cores to reduce system energy usage. On chip calibration of the sensors is also described.