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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2011
Paul Penzes, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Fullerton, Austin, TX (US);
Hwisung Jung, Irvine, CA (US);
John Walley, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Tim Sippel, Portland, OR (US);
Love Kothari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Penzes, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Fullerton, Austin, TX (US);
Hwisung Jung, Irvine, CA (US);
John Walley, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Tim Sippel, Portland, OR (US);
Love Kothari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are presented for reducing the impact of high load and aging on processor cores in a processor. A Power Management Unit (PMU) can monitor aging, temperature, and increased load on the processor cores. The PMU instructs the processor to take action such that aging, temperature, and/or increased load are approximately evenly distributed across the processor cores, so that the processor can continue to efficiently process instructions.