Apparatus for thermal management of multiple core...

Details Apparatus for thermal management of multiple core... Apparatus for thermal management of multiple core...

2006-12-05

2006-12-05

Guadalupe-McCall, Yaritza (Department: 2859)

Thermal measuring and testing

Temperature measurement

Combined with diverse art device

C374S117000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07144152

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for managing the temperature of an integrated circuit having a multiple core microprocessor is described. Specifically, thermal sensors are placed at potential hot spots throughout each microprocessor core. A thermal management unit monitors the thermal sensors. If a thermal sensor identifies a hot spot, the thermal management unit adjusts the operating frequency and voltage of that microprocessor core accordingly.

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