公开(公告)号：US20160048191A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14459482

申请日：2014-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erik P. Machnicki ,  Gilbert H. Herbeck ,  Shu-Yi Yu ,  Sebastian Skalberg

IPC: G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F1/3237 ,  G06F1/3228 ,  G06F1/324 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  Y02D10/128 ,  Y02D10/171 ,  Y02D50/20

Abstract: A system and method for managing idleness of functional units in an IC is disclosed. An IC includes a subsystem having a number of functional units and an idle aggregation unit. When a particular functional unit determines that it is idle, it may assert an idle indication to the idle aggregation unit. When the respective idle indications are concurrently asserted for all of the functional units, the idle aggregation unit may assert and provide respective idle request signals to each of the functional units. Responsive to receiving an idle request unit, a given functional unit may provide an acknowledgement signal to the idle aggregation unit if no transactions are incoming. If all functional units have concurrently asserted their respective acknowledgement signals, the idle aggregation unit may provide an indication of the same to a clock gating unit, which may then gate the clock signal(s) received by the functional units.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于管理IC中的功能单元的空闲的系统和方法。 IC包括具有多个功能单元和空闲聚合单元的子系统。 当特定功能单元确定它是空闲时，它可以向空闲聚合单元断言空闲指示。 当对于所有功能单元同时断言相应的空闲指示时，空闲汇聚单元可以向每个功能单元断言并提供相应的空闲请求信号。 响应于接收空闲请求单元，如果没有事务进入，则给定功能单元可以向空闲聚合单元提供确认信号。 如果所有功能单元已经同时确定其各自的确认信号，则空闲聚合单元可以向时钟选通单元提供相同的指示，时钟门控单元然后可以对由功能单元接收的时钟信号进行门控。

公开(公告)号：US09529405B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-27

申请号：US14459482

申请日：2014-08-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Erik P. Machnicki ,  Gilbert H. Herbeck ,  Shu-Yi Yu ,  Sebastian Skalberg

IPC: G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F1/3237 ,  G06F1/3228 ,  G06F1/324 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  Y02D10/128 ,  Y02D10/171 ,  Y02D50/20

Abstract: A system and method for managing idleness of functional units in an IC is disclosed. An IC includes a subsystem having a number of functional units and an idle aggregation unit. When a particular functional unit determines that it is idle, it may assert an idle indication to the idle aggregation unit. When the respective idle indications are concurrently asserted for all of the functional units, the idle aggregation unit may assert and provide respective idle request signals to each of the functional units. Responsive to receiving an idle request unit, a given functional unit may provide an acknowledgement signal to the idle aggregation unit if no transactions are incoming. If all functional units have concurrently asserted their respective acknowledgement signals, the idle aggregation unit may provide an indication of the same to a clock gating unit, which may then gate the clock signal(s) received by the functional units.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于管理IC中的功能单元的空闲的系统和方法。 IC包括具有多个功能单元和空闲聚合单元的子系统。 当特定功能单元确定它是空闲时，它可以向空闲聚合单元断言空闲指示。 当对于所有功能单元同时断言相应的空闲指示时，空闲汇聚单元可以向每个功能单元断言并提供相应的空闲请求信号。 响应于接收空闲请求单元，如果没有事务进入，则给定功能单元可以向空闲聚合单元提供确认信号。 如果所有功能单元已经同时确定其各自的确认信号，则空闲聚合单元可以向时钟选通单元提供相同的指示，时钟门控单元然后可以对由功能单元接收的时钟信号进行门控。