Patents by Inventor Pankaj Lnu

Pankaj Lnu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Execution unit power management
    Patent number: 10037073
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction issue circuit, and high-utilization and low-utilization execution unit circuits coupled to execute instructions received from the instruction issue unit. On average, utilization of the low-utilization execution unit circuit is lower than utilization of the high-utilization execution unit circuit. The processor also includes a retention circuit coupled to a different power domain than the low-utilization execution unit circuit, and a power management circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Edvin Catovic, Rajat Goel, Richard F. Russo, Matthew R. Johnson, Shingo Suzuki, Pradeep Kanapathipillai, Raghava Rao V. Denduluri, Pankaj Lnu