Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-01
2006-08-01
Cao, Chun (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
Reexamination Certificate
active
07085943
ABSTRACT:
Supply voltages within a data processing system may be controlled by a voltage control module which can provide digital signals to a power management unit to cause changes in supply voltages without software intervention. For example, in one embodiment, a voltage control signal and a standby signal may be provided to control the supply voltages output by a voltage regulator within the power management unit. In one embodiment having multiple processors, a voltage control signal and a standby signal corresponding to each processor may be provided to the power management unit which has a voltage regulator supplying an independently controlled supply voltage to each processor. Alternatively, a voltage regulator, a voltage control signal, and a standby signal may be shared by multiple processors, where the voltage control module may ensure that the supply voltage is changed only when the change is appropriate for all processors sharing the same voltage regulator.
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Ballantyne Wayne W.
Chun Christopher K. Y.
Lee Gordon P.
Tassi Scott A.
Weninger Darren V.
Cao Chun
Chiu Joanna G.
Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Wang Albert
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