Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for determining the dynamic consumption of a module within an electronic device such as a system on chip
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Application No.: US15357244Application Date: 2016-11-21
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Publication No.: US10145870B2Publication Date: 2018-12-04
- Inventor: Bruno Delplanque
- Applicant: STMicroelectronics SA
- Applicant Address: FR Montrouge
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
- Current Assignee Address: FR Montrouge
- Agency: Crowe & Dunlevy
- Priority: FR1655364 20160610
- Main IPC: G01R11/63
- IPC: G01R11/63 ; G01R22/10 ; G01R31/317 ; G06F1/32 ; H04L7/00 ; G01R21/133

Abstract:
A reference clock signal of at least one module clock signal associated with each module is delivered. A measurement period is generated and a module whose consumption is to be determined is selected. The frequency of the at least one module clock signal associated with the selected module reduced during the measurement period. A measurement of a first consumption of the device is made in the measurement period. A measurement of a second consumption of the device is made outside the measurement period. The consumption of the selected module is determined from the first and measured first and second consumptions.
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