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公开(公告)号：US20250104742A1
公开(公告)日：2025-03-27
申请号：US18759357
申请日：2024-06-28
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Michael Bekerman , Matthew R. Johnson , Lior Zimet , Rohit K. Gupta
Abstract: Adjustable clock and power gating control is facilitated hereby. In aspects, a power management circuit is coupled to a memory controller circuit that is coupled to a memory resource circuit and to a plurality of heterogeneous client circuits configured to access the memory resource circuit via the memory controller circuit. The power management circuit is configured to receive operating parameters associated with the plurality of client circuits and to determine, based on the operating parameters, a threshold power state for the memory resource circuit. Additionally, the power management circuit is configured to initiate a clock gating operation, a power gating operation, or both for the memory resource circuit and to maintain at least the threshold power state for the memory resource circuit by limiting performance of the clock gating operation, the power gating operation, or both for the memory resource circuit. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
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公开(公告)号：US11436049B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-06
申请号：US16852107
申请日：2020-04-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: G06F9/48 , G06F13/16 , H04L41/0896 , G06F9/50 , H04L41/046
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling bandwidth through shared transaction limits are described. An apparatus includes at least a plurality of agents, a plurality of transaction-limit (T-Limit) nodes, a T-Limit manager, and one or more endpoints. The T-Limit manager creates a plurality of credits for the plurality of agents to send transactions to a given endpoint. Then, the T-Limit manager partitions the credits into N+1 portions for N agents, wherein the extra N+1 portion is a shared pool for use by agents when they run out of their private credits. The T-Limit manager assigns a separate private portion of the N portions to the N agents for use by only the corresponding agent. When an agent runs out of private credits, the agent's T-Limit node sends a request to the T-Limit manager for credits from the shared pool.
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公开(公告)号：US11809906B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-07
申请号：US17902452
申请日：2022-09-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: G06F9/48 , G06F13/16 , H04L41/0896 , G06F9/50 , H04L41/046
CPC classification number: G06F9/4881 , G06F13/161 , G06F13/1668 , H04L41/0896
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling bandwidth through shared transaction limits are described. An apparatus includes at least a plurality of agents, a plurality of transaction-limit (T-Limit) nodes, a T-Limit manager, and one or more endpoints. The T-Limit manager creates a plurality of credits for the plurality of agents to send transactions to a given endpoint. Then, the T-Limit manager partitions the credits into N+1 portions for N agents, wherein the extra N+1 portion is a shared pool for use by agents when they run out of their private credits. The T-Limit manager assigns a separate private portion of the N portions to the N agents for use by only the corresponding agent. When an agent runs out of private credits, the agent's T-Limit node sends a request to the T-Limit manager for credits from the shared pool.
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公开(公告)号：US20200285406A1
公开(公告)日：2020-09-10
申请号：US16293398
申请日：2019-03-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Rakesh L. Notani , Robert E. Jeter , Suhas Kumar Suvarna Ramesh , Naveen Kumar Korada , Mohammad Rizwan , Alma L. Juarez Dominguez , John H. Kelm , Matthew R. Johnson
IPC: G06F3/06 , G11C11/4063 , G11C7/22
Abstract: Systems, methods and mechanisms for efficiently calibrating memory signals. In various embodiments, a computing system includes at least one processor, a memory and a power manager. The power manager generates and sends updated power-performance states (p-states) to the processor and the memory. Logic within a memory controller for the memory initializes a first timer corresponding to a first p-state of the multiple p-states to indicate a duration for skipping memory calibration. The logic continues to update the first timer while transferring data with the memory using operating parameters of the first p-state. When the memory is not using operating parameters of the first p-state, the logic prevents updates of the first timer. When the power manager determines to transition the memory from the first p-state to a second p-state, and the second timer for the second e-state has not expired, the logic prevents calibration of the memory.
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公开(公告)号：US20210326169A1
公开(公告)日：2021-10-21
申请号：US16852107
申请日：2020-04-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling bandwidth through shared transaction limits are described. An apparatus includes at least a plurality of agents, a plurality of transaction-limit (T-Limit) nodes, a T-Limit manager, and one or more endpoints. The T-Limit manager creates a plurality of credits for the plurality of agents to send transactions to a given endpoint. Then, the T-Limit manager partitions the credits into N+1 portions for N agents, wherein the extra N+1 portion is a shared pool for use by agents when they run out of their private credits. The T-Limit manager assigns a separate private portion of the N portions to the N agents for use by only the corresponding agent. When an agent runs out of private credits, the agent's T-Limit node sends a request to the T-Limit manager for credits from the shared pool.
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公开(公告)号：US20220413908A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-29
申请号：US17902452
申请日：2022-09-02
Applicant: Apple Inc.
IPC: G06F9/48 , G06F13/16 , H04L41/0896
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for controlling bandwidth through shared transaction limits are described. An apparatus includes at least a plurality of agents, a plurality of transaction-limit (T-Limit) nodes, a T-Limit manager, and one or more endpoints. The T-Limit manager creates a plurality of credits for the plurality of agents to send transactions to a given endpoint. Then, the T-Limit manager partitions the credits into N+1 portions for N agents, wherein the extra N+1 portion is a shared pool for use by agents when they run out of their private credits. The T-Limit manager assigns a separate private portion of the N portions to the N agents for use by only the corresponding agent. When an agent runs out of private credits, the agent's T-Limit node sends a request to the T-Limit manager for credits from the shared pool.
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公开(公告)号：US11226752B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-18
申请号：US16293398
申请日：2019-03-05
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Rakesh L. Notani , Robert E. Jeter , Suhas Kumar Suvarna Ramesh , Naveen Kumar Korada , Mohammad Rizwan , Alma L. Juarez Dominguez , John H. Kelm , Matthew R. Johnson
IPC: G06F3/06 , G11C7/22 , G11C11/4063 , G11C7/10
Abstract: Systems, methods and mechanisms for efficiently calibrating memory signals. In various embodiments, a computing system includes at least one processor, a memory and a power manager. The power manager generates and sends updated power-performance states (p-states) to the processor and the memory. Logic within a memory controller for the memory initializes a first timer corresponding to a first p-state of the multiple p-states to indicate a duration for skipping memory calibration. The logic continues to update the first timer while transferring data with the memory using operating parameters of the first p-state. When the memory is not using operating parameters of the first p-state, the logic prevents updates of the first timer. When the power manager determines to transition the memory from the first p-state to a second p-state, and the second timer for the second e-state has not expired, the logic prevents calibration of the memory.
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公开(公告)号：US10037073B1
公开(公告)日：2018-07-31
申请号：US15273925
申请日：2016-09-23
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Edvin Catovic , Rajat Goel , Richard F. Russo , Matthew R. Johnson , Shingo Suzuki , Pradeep Kanapathipillai , Raghava Rao V. Denduluri , Pankaj Lnu
IPC: G06F1/32
CPC classification number: G06F1/3287 , G06F1/3206 , G06F1/3228 , G06F1/3243
Abstract: A processor includes an instruction issue circuit, and high-utilization and low-utilization execution unit circuits coupled to execute instructions received from the instruction issue unit. On average, utilization of the low-utilization execution unit circuit is lower than utilization of the high-utilization execution unit circuit. The processor also includes a retention circuit coupled to a different power domain than the low-utilization execution unit circuit, and a power management circuit. The power management circuit may be configured to detect that inactivity of the low-utilization execution unit circuit satisfies a threshold inactivity level; upon detecting that the threshold inactivity level is satisfied, cause architecturally-visible state of the low-utilization execution unit circuit to be copied to the retention circuit; and subsequent to copying of the architecturally-visible state to the retention circuit, cause the low-utilization execution unit circuit to enter a power-off state, where the retention circuit retains stored data during the power-off state.
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