公开(公告)号：US20210406034A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17364447

申请日：2021-06-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Yah Wen Ho ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Tung Lun Loo

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F13/42

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for boot time reduction in a processor and programmable logic device environment are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a multicore processor including a first core and a second core. A bootstrap processor is to initialize the first core into a standby mode and initialize the second core into a non-standby mode. A programmable logic device is to be programmed with instructions to be executed by the programmable logic device by the second core via a first connection initialized by the second core. The bootstrap processor is to, upon completion of the programming of the programmable logic device, initialize a data connection between the programmable logic device and the second core.

公开(公告)号：US20210389944A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17412806

申请日：2021-08-26

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Vincent Zimmer ,  Jiewen Yao

IPC: G06F8/71 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to determine version information for a new firmware component, read dependency information corresponding to the firmware component, and determine if dependency is satisfied between the new firmware component and one or more other firmware components based on the version information and the dependency information of the new firmware component. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11061692B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US15891124

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F1/3225 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3234

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to determine if a wake event corresponds to a zero-power state of a computer operating system, determine if a run-time state is valid to wake the operating system from the zero-power state, and wake the operating system from the zero-power state to the run-time state if the run-time state is determined to be valid. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20210004241A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

申请号：US17025350

申请日：2020-09-18

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Subrata Banik ,  Maulik V. Vaghela ,  Rajaram Regupathy ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Asad Azam

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F12/0811

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to improving boot process for early display initialization and visualization. An embodiment of a system includes a plurality of processor cores; a cache coupled to the plurality of processor cores; and a controller circuit to: initialize a portion of the cache as static memory for hardware initialization code usage before beginning execution of the hardware initialization code after a power on of the hardware processor; and cause initialization of a display device to be performed using the portion of the cache, the initialization of the display device performed independently of initialization of dynamic memory of the hardware processor.

公开(公告)号：US10852988B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US15966469

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to determine one or more filtered memory locations of a memory, determine if a read access for the memory corresponds to the one or more filtered memory locations, and return a pre-determined filter value as a result of the read access if the read access is determined to correspond to the one or more filtered memory locations. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10546156B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US15410123

申请日：2017-01-19

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Rajesh Poornachandran ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Ned Smith ,  Nadhiya Chandramohan

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F21/76

Abstract: MRC training can include providing a hot add notification to a UEFI BIOS FW, receiving, at an MRC agent of the FIMC and from the UEFI BIOS FW, the MRC training request, and performing, at the MRC agent in response to the MRC training request, an MRC training independent of an SMM associated with the apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20190042279A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US15891124

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Michael Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F1/32

Abstract: An embodiment of a semiconductor package apparatus may include technology to determine if a wake event corresponds to a zero-power state of a computer operating system, determine if a run-time state is valid to wake the operating system from the zero-power state, and wake the operating system from the zero-power state to the run-time state if the run-time state is determined to be valid. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10049216B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-14

申请号：US14298312

申请日：2014-06-06

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Michael A. Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Mark S. Doran

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: Technologies for media protection policy enforcement include a computing device having multiple operating systems and a data storage device partitioned into a number of regions. During execution of each of the operating systems, a policy enforcement module may intercept media access requests and determine whether to allow the media access requests based on platform media access policies. The media access policies may allow requests based on the identity of the executing operating system, the region of the data storage device, or the requested storage operation. Prior to loading a selected operating system, a firmware policy enforcement module may determine a region of the disk storage device to protect from the selected operating system. The firmware policy enforcement module may configure the data storage device to prevent access to that region. The media access policies may be stored in one or more firmware variables. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20170329970A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15665669

申请日：2017-08-01

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Michael A. Rothman ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Mark S. Doran

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G06F21/62

CPC classification number: G06F21/572 ,  G06F9/441 ,  G06F21/604 ,  G06F21/6281

Abstract: Technologies for media protection policy enforcement include a computing device having multiple operating systems and a data storage device partitioned into a number of regions. During execution of each of the operating systems, a policy enforcement module may intercept media access requests and determine whether to allow the media access requests based on platform media access policies. The media access policies may allow requests based on the identity of the executing operating system, the region of the data storage device, or the requested storage operation. Prior to loading a selected operating system, a firmware policy enforcement module may determine a region of the disk storage device to protect from the selected operating system. The firmware policy enforcement module may configure the data storage device to prevent access to that region. The media access policies may be stored in one or more firmware variables. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US12112194B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17122693

申请日：2020-12-15

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Rajesh Poornachandran ,  Rajendrakumar Chinnaiyan ,  Vincent Zimmer ,  Ravikiran Chukka

IPC: G06F9/48 ,  G05F1/625 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F9/455 ,  H02H1/00

CPC classification number: G06F9/4856 ,  G05F1/625 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  H02H1/0007 ,  H02H1/0092

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that detects an over current condition associated with a voltage regulator in a computing system, identifies a configurable over current protection policy associated with the voltage regulator, and automatically takes a protective action based on the configurable over current protection policy. In one example, the protective action includes one or more of a frequency throttle of a processor coupled to the voltage regulator in isolation from one or more additional processors in the computing system, a deactivation of the processor in isolation from the one or more additional processors, an issuance of a virtual machine monitor notification, an issuance of a data center fleet manager notification, or an initiation of a migration of a workload from the processor to at least one of the additional processor(s).