Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm M. Chadurjian
  • Managing VT for reduced power using power setting commands in the instruction stream
    Patent number: 6477654
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of functional units which are capable of operating at more than one power/performance level and a power control unit. The power control unit controls the power/performance consumption of the different functional units to optimize operation of the integrated circuit. Special power control instructions are added to user applications in order to control via the power control unit, the power consumption of the different functional units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alvar Antonio Dean, Patrick Edward Perry, Sebastian Theodore Ventrone