ENERGY MONITOR FOR A POWER SOURCE
    1.
    发明申请
    ENERGY MONITOR FOR A POWER SOURCE 有权
    用于电源的能源监测器

    公开(公告)号:US20150091550A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-02

    申请号:US14040346

    申请日:2013-09-27

    IPC分类号: G01R19/252

    摘要: Examples are disclosed for an integrated circuit (IC) device coupled to a battery-operated power supply unit, such as an IC in a mobile computing device or wireless phone, to accurately determine energy usage drawn from the power supply unit under rapidly dynamic circumstances. A current sense signal of a power line from the power supply unit is digitized. The digitized current sense is added to an accumulator at a rate that is approximately proportional to a voltage of the power line from the power supply unit. The accumulator is then outputted and scaled to units relevant to energy measurements. The energy measurement is used to estimate remaining battery life. Triggering the digitization of the current sense signal may be by use of a pulse generation circuit, or by use of an overflow indicator of an accumulator for a digitized voltage sense signal. Other examples are described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于耦合到诸如移动计算设备或无线电话中的IC的电池供电单元的集成电路(IC)设备的实例,以在快速动态的情况下精确地确定从电源单元获取的能量使用。 来自电源单元的电力线的电流感测信号被数字化。 数字化电流检测以与来自电源单元的电力线的电压近似成比例的速率被添加到累加器。 然后将累加器输出并缩放到与能量测量相关的单位。 能量测量用于估计剩余电池寿命。 触发电流检测信号的数字化可以通过使用脉冲发生电路,或者通过使用累加器的溢出指示符来进行数字化的电压检测信号。 其他的例子被描述和要求保护。

    TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PLATFORM TEMPERATURE
    3.
    发明申请
    TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PLATFORM TEMPERATURE 有权
    管理平台温度的技术和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150006937A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-01

    申请号:US13931128

    申请日:2013-06-28

    IPC分类号: G06F1/20 G06F1/32

    摘要: In one embodiment an apparatus includes a temperature sensor to perform a multiplicity of junction temperature measurements for a component in a platform, a controller comprising logic at least a portion of which is in hardware. The logic may receive from the temperature sensor the multiplicity of junction temperature measurements and may instruct the component to perform a first power down action of the component when a junction temperature measurement exceeds a first threshold, and may instruct the component to perform a second power down action of the component when an average junction temperature based on the multiplicity of junction temperature measurements exceeds a second threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,一种装置包括温度传感器,用于对平台中的部件执行多个结温测量,控制器包括至少其一部分处于硬件中的逻辑。 逻辑可以从温度传感器接收多个结温度测量值,并且当结温度测量超过第一阈值时可以指示组件执行部件的第一次掉电动作,并且可以指示组件执行第二次掉电 当基于结温度测量的多重性的平均结温超过第二阈值时,组分的作用。 公开和要求保护其他实施例。

    Apparatus And Method To Track Device Usage
    4.
    发明申请
    Apparatus And Method To Track Device Usage 有权
    跟踪设备使用的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150006829A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-01

    申请号:US13930212

    申请日:2013-06-28

    IPC分类号: G06F11/30

    摘要: In an embodiment, a processor includes measurement logic to measure a usage associated with the processor. The processor also includes statistical logic to determine, based on a statistical procedure, whether to provide a permission to record an increase in usage responsive to an indication that the usage has increased by a defined amount. The processor also includes control logic to record the defined increase in usage in non-volatile memory responsive to receipt of the permission to record from the statistical logic. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,处理器包括用于测量与处理器相关联的使用的测量逻辑。 处理器还包括用于基于统计过程来确定是否提供响应于使用已经增加了定义量的指示来记录使用增加的许可的统计逻辑。 处理器还包括控制逻辑,用于响应于从统计逻辑接收到记录的许可而记录在非易失性存储器中的定义的使用增加。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    AUTONOMOUS C-STATE ALGORITHM AND COMPUTATIONAL ENGINE ALIGNMENT FOR IMPROVED PROCESSOR POWER EFFICIENCY
    7.
    发明申请
    AUTONOMOUS C-STATE ALGORITHM AND COMPUTATIONAL ENGINE ALIGNMENT FOR IMPROVED PROCESSOR POWER EFFICIENCY 审中-公开
    自动C状态算法和计算发动机对准改进处理器功率效率

    公开(公告)号:US20160004296A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-07

    申请号:US14322185

    申请日:2014-07-02

    IPC分类号: G06F1/32

    摘要: Methods and apparatus relating to autonomous C state mechanism and computational engine alignment for improved processor power efficiency are described. An embodiment determines whether a semiconductor package should enter a package C state based on energy consumption values for entry into and exit from the package C state, an amount of time the semiconductor package stayed in the package C state previously, and one or more breakeven time points between the various package C states. Another embodiment detects a delay by an imaging computational unit of a processor to enter a low power consumption state relative to one or more other computational units of the processor. The logic causes the imaging computational unit to enter the low power consumption state in response to detection of the delay. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与自主C状态机制和计算引擎对准相关的方法和设备,以提高处理器功率效率。 一个实施例基于用于进入和退出包装C状态的能量消耗值,半导体封装在包装C中保持在预先状态的时间量以及一个或多个盈亏平衡时间来确定半导体封装是否应该进入封装C状态 各种封装C状态之间的点。 另一个实施例检测处理器的成像计算单元相对于处理器的一个或多个其它计算单元进入低功耗状态的延迟。 该逻辑使成像计算单元响应于延迟的检测而进入低功耗状态。 还公开并要求保护其他实施例。

    Method And Apparatus To Protect A Processor Against Excessive Power Usage
    9.
    发明申请
    Method And Apparatus To Protect A Processor Against Excessive Power Usage 有权
    保护处理器免受过度使用电力的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140380338A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-25

    申请号:US13926089

    申请日:2013-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F9/54

    摘要: In an embodiment, a processor includes at least a first core. The first core includes execution logic to execute operations, and a first event counter to determine a first event count associated with events of a first type that have occurred since a start of a first defined interval. The first core also includes a second event counter to determine a second event count associated with events of a second type that have occurred since the start of the first defined interval, and stall logic to stall execution of operations including at least first operations associated with events of the first type, until the first defined interval is expired responsive to the first event count exceeding a first combination threshold concurrently with the second event count exceeding a second combination threshold. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,处理器至少包括第一核。 第一核心包括执行操作的执行逻辑,以及第一事件计数器,用于确定与自第一定义间隔开始以来已经发生的第一类型的事件相关联的第一事件计数。 第一核心还包括第二事件计数器,用于确定与自第一定义间隔开始以来已经发生的第二类型的事件相关联的第二事件计数,以及停止逻辑以停止包括至少与事件相关联的第一操作的操作的执行 直到第一定义间隔响应于超过第一组合阈值的第一事件计数而超过第二事件计数超过第二组合阈值。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    Method And Apparatus To Control Current Transients In A Processor
    10.
    发明申请
    Method And Apparatus To Control Current Transients In A Processor 有权
    用于控制处理器中的电流瞬变的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140317422A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-23

    申请号:US13865463

    申请日:2013-04-18

    IPC分类号: G06F1/28

    摘要: In an embodiment, a processor includes at least one core. The at least one core includes an execution unit and a current protection (IccP) controller. The IccP controller may receive instruction width information associated with one or more instructions of an instruction queue prior to execution of the instructions by the execution unit. The IccP controller may determine an anticipated highest current level (Icc) for the at least one core based on the instruction width information. The IccP controller may generate a request for a first license for the at least one core that is associated with the Icc. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,处理器包括至少一个核。 至少一个核心包括执行单元和电流保护(IccP)控制器。 IccP控制器可以在由执行单元执行指令之前接收与指令队列的一个或多个指令相关联的指令宽度信息。 IccP控制器可以基于指令宽度信息确定至少一个核心的预期最高电流电平(Icc)。 IccP控制器可以产生对于与Icc相关联的至少一个核心的第一许可证的请求。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。