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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Stefan Rusu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zhiguo Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Krishnakanth V. Sistla, Beaverton, OR (US);
Stefan Rusu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Zhiguo Wang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Krishnakanth V. Sistla, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Wear-out equalization techniques for multiple functional hardware units are disclosed. An integrated circuit includes a power control unit (PCU) configured to monitor indicators of wear-out incurred by multiple functional hardware units of the integrated circuit. The PCU calculates cumulative wear-out metrics of the functional hardware units based on the monitored indicators and performs an equalization action to equalize the cumulative wear-out metrics of the functional hardware units.