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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nir Rosenzweig, Givat Elia, IL;
Efraim Rotem, Haifa, IL;
Jawad Haj-Yihia, Haifa, IL;
Ohad Falik, Kfar Saba, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06F 1/3209 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1282 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to controlling power consumption by a power management link are described. In one embodiment, the physical interface of a power management (PM) link is shut down when a processor is in a sleep state (e.g., to conserve power), while maintaining the availability of the processor for communication to a (e.g., embedded) controller over the PM link. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.