摘要:
An apparatus and method for conserving power in a memory information transfer system. The system may include a direct memory access (DMA) controller (200) coupled to a memory storage device (245) and a peripheral device (240). The DMA controller transfers information from the memory storage device to a buffer (290) in the peripheral device. The DMA controller may also transfer information from the buffer in the peripheral device to the memory storage device. When the peripheral device buffer does not have to be filled or emptied by the DMA controller, the DMA controller enters a standby mode. When the peripheral device buffer is full or empty, the DMA controller exits standby mode, empties or fills the peripheral device buffer, and reenters standby mode.
摘要:
An electronic device according to some example embodiments includes a clock management circuit (210) configured to control a clock signal (CLK) and a processor circuit (220) directly connected to the clock management circuit (210) and configured to provide a clock control request for the clock signal (CLK) to the clock management circuit (210) according to an operation status of the processor circuit (220).
摘要:
Systems and methods for power distribution network (PDN) droop/overshoot mitigation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for activating one or more processors comprises reducing a frequency of a clock signal from a first clock frequency to a second clock frequency, wherein the clock signal is output to a plurality of processors including the one or more processors. The method also comprises activating the one or more processors after the frequency of the clock signal is reduced, and increasing the clock signal from the second clock frequency to the first clock frequency after the one or more processors are activated.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a processor includes a core to execute instructions and a core perimeter logic coupled to the core. The core perimeter logic may include a fabric interface logic coupled to the core. In turn, the fabric interface logic may include a first storage to store state information of the core when the core is in a low power state, and enable an inter-die interconnect coupled between the core and an uncore to be maintained in an active state during entry of the core into a low power state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
The feature size of semiconductor devices continues to decrease in each new generation. Smaller channel lengths lead to increased leakage currents. To reduce leakage current, some power domains within a device may be powered off (e.g., power collapsed) during periods of inactivity. However, when power is returned to the collapsed domains, circuitry in other power domains may experience significant processing overhead associated with reconfiguring communication channels to the newly powered domains. Provided in the present disclosure are exemplary techniques for isolating power domains to promote flexible power collapse while better managing the processing overhead associated with reestablishing data connections.
摘要:
A power management method includes generating a power related value (Pv); notifying a power management controller (130) if the power related value (Pv) has passed a threshold (TH); and performing a power control operation by the power management controller (130). The power control operation prevents an over current event.
摘要:
Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to manage a power of a data processing system are described. A constraint parameter of a system operating at a first frequency and a first voltage is monitored. The system is, based on the monitoring of the constraint parameter, forced into an idle state while operating at a second frequency and a second voltage. The idle state prevents instructions from being executed.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to a circuit, a method and a device for waking up a master MCU, such that the master MCU may be woken up in time from the deep sleep state for receiving and sending data. The method includes: configuring the master MCU to be in a deep sleep state, and configuring the peripheral interface chip and the peripheral processing chip to be in a normal working state; monitoring a data amount of data sent by the peripheral processing chip to the peripheral interface chip; and if the data amount exceeds a threshold, sending a wakeup signal to the master MCU. With the technical solution of the present disclosure, the master MCU may be woken up in time from the deep sleep state, for receiving and sending data.
摘要:
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit includes the following configuration. A arithmetic processing circuit includes a first processor core performing arithmetic processing and a common unit containing a cache memory storing data and programs, and the first processor core or the common unit is divided into a first circuit and a second circuit. The first clock gating circuit supplies or stops a clock to the first circuit. The first power switch supplies or cuts off a power supply voltage to the first circuit. The second clock gating circuit supplies or stops the clock to the second circuit. The second power switch supplies or cuts off the power supply voltage to the second circuit. The controller controls the clock gating circuits and the power switches.
摘要:
Systems and methods of power management provide for controlling the idleness of a processor based on an operating system schedule. The idleness of at least one device is synchronized with the idleness of the processor. Idleness synchronization may involve deferring bus transactions, suspending memory refresh, turning off power to clock sources and turning off power to combinatorial logic during an idle window in the OS schedule.