Abstract: A power manager (106) and method for managing the power supplied to an electronic device is provided. Furthermore, a system wherein the power supplied to an electronic device is managed is provided. The power manager (106) is operative to monitor a hardware monitor (104) during a monitoring time period. The hardware monitor (104) is coupled to an electronic device (102). The electronic device (102) has a workload during operational use. The hardware monitor is operative to indicate the workload of the electronic device (102). The power manager is operative to control power supplied to the electronic device (102) in dependency on the monitoring.

Abstract: A program is executed with a first programmable device (10). Device operating points such as power supply voltage and/or clock frequency are adapted dependent on the states reached by the device during execution. Operation of programs that may have been sold after the device has been supplied to users is optimized by executing the computer program on each of a plurality of programmable devices (10) like the first programmable device, and collecting statistical data associated with the execution states encountered during execution by the plurality of programmable devices (10). Each of the plurality of programmable devices (10) collects its own statistical data and uploads the collected information to a common profiling apparatus (14). The profiling apparatus assigns device operating points to respective ones of the execution states, using an optimization that depends on the combined statistical data from the plurality of programmable devices (10).

Abstract: A program is executed with a first programmable device (10). Device operating points such as power supply voltage and/or clock frequency are adapted dependent on the states reached by the device during execution. Operation of programs that may have been sold after the device has been supplied to users is optimized by executing the computer program on each of a plurality of programmable devices (10) like the first programmable device, and collecting statistical data associated with the execution states encountered during execution by the plurality of programmable devices (10). Each of the plurality of programmable devices (10) collects its own statistical data and uploads the collected information to a common profiling apparatus (14). The profiling apparatus assigns device operating points to respective ones of the execution states, using an optimization that depends on the combined statistical data from the plurality of programmable devices (10).

Abstract: A power manager (106) and method for managing the power supplied to an electronic device is provided. Furthermore, a system wherein the power supplied to an electronic device is managed is provided. The power manager (106) is operative to monitor a hardware monitor (104) during a monitoring time period. The hardware monitor (104) is coupled to an electronic device (102). The electronic device (102) has a workload during operational use. The hardware monitor is operative to indicate the workload of the electronic device (102). The power manager is operative to control power supplied to the electronic device (102) in dependency on the monitoring.