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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2015
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ankush Varma, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Buck W. Gremel, Olympia, WA (US);
Robert G. Blankenship, Tacoma, WA (US);
Krishnakanth V. Sistla, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael F. Cole, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to low-overhead utilization-aware link-width modulation to reduce power consumption in interconnects are described. In one embodiment, link width modulation logic adjusts the width of an interconnect link. More particularly, the link width modulation logic causes the interconnect link to transition from a first width to a second width based on comparison of a utilization value associated with the interconnect link against at least one of a plurality of utilization threshold values. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.