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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Xiuting C. Man, Portland, OR (US);
Michael N. Derr, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Jay D. Schwartz, Aloha, OR (US);
Stephen H. Gunther, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jeremy J. Shrall, Portland, OR (US);
Shaun M. Conrad, Cornelius, OR (US);
Avinash N. Ananthakrishan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Xiuting C. Man, Portland, OR (US);
Michael N. Derr, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Jay D. Schwartz, Aloha, OR (US);
Stephen H. Gunther, Beaverton, OR (US);
Jeremy J. Shrall, Portland, OR (US);
Shaun M. Conrad, Cornelius, OR (US);
Avinash N. Ananthakrishan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a processor includes a first domain with at least one core to execute instructions and a second domain coupled to the first domain and including at least one non-core circuit. These domains can operate at independent frequencies, and a power control unit coupled to the domains may include a thermal logic to cause a reduction in a frequency of the first domain responsive to occurrence of a thermal event in the second domain. Other embodiments are described and claimed.