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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Htc Corporation, Taoyuan, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yu-Hsin Liang, Taoyuan, TW;
Shih-Hung Chu, Taoyuan, TW;
HTC CORPORATION, Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A portable electronic device is provided. A power management unit provides a first voltage and a second voltage. A multi-core cluster includes a first processing core configured to be powered by the first voltage and operate at a first operating frequency and a second processing core configured to be powered by the first voltage or the second voltage and operate at a second operating frequency. A third processing core is configured to be powered by the second voltage and operate at a third operating frequency. A first switch is configured to selectively provide the second voltage to the third processing core or stop providing the second voltage to the third processing core according to a first control signal. A second switch is configured to selectively provide the first voltage or the second voltage to the second processing core according to a second control signal.