Patents by Inventor Pedro Chaparro Monferrer

Pedro Chaparro Monferrer 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).

  • Patent number: 10528473
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Wilkerson, Muhammad M. Khellah, Vivek De, Ming Zhang, Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera, Antonio Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10020037
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing X-bit digitized data, the register file comprising: a plurality of registers each register configured for storing X bits, wherein each register is partitioned into Y sub-registers such that each sub-register stores at least X/Y bits, and wherein at least one extra X/Y-bit sub-register is incorporated in each register to provide redundancy in the number of sub-registers for a total of at least Y+1 sub-registers per register, so that if a first sub-register in a first register includes faulty bits, data destined for storage in the first sub-register is stored in a second sub-register, in the first register, that does not include faulty bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera
  • Publication number: 20180060239
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER WILKERSON, MUHAMMAD M. KHELLAH, VIVEK DE, MING ZHANG, JAUME ABELLA, JAVIER CARRETERO CASADO, PEDRO CHAPARRO MONFERRER, XAVIER VERA, ANTONIO GONZALEZ
  • Patent number: 9678878
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Wilkerson, Muhammad M. Khellah, Vivek De, Ming Zhang, Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera, Antonio Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8856569
    Abstract: A device having multiple cores executes an algorithm to control Thin-Film Thermoelectric Coolers (TFTEC) that employ the Peltier effect to remove heat from the various cores of the multi-core processor. The algorithms may combine Thread Migration (TM) and Dynamic Voltage/Frequency Scaling (DVFS) to provide Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) and TFTEC control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Jose Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8788860
    Abstract: A device having multiple cores executes an algorithm to control Thin-Film Thermoelectric Coolers (TFTEC) that employ the Peltier effect to remove heat from the various cores of the multi-core processor. The algorithms may combine Thread Migration (TM) and Dynamic Voltage/Frequency Scaling (DVFS) to provide Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) and TFTEC control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, José González
  • Publication number: 20140108733
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher Wilkerson, Muhammad M. Khellah, Vivek De, Ming Zhang, Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera, Antonio Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20130283277
    Abstract: A method and system to selectively move one or more of a plurality threads which are executing in parallel by a plurality of processing cores. In one embodiment, a thread may be moved from executing in one of the plurality of processing cores to executing in another of the plurality of processing cores, the moving based on a performance characteristic associated with the plurality of threads. In another embodiment of the invention, a power state of the plurality of processing cores may be changed to improve a power efficiency associated with the executing of the multiple threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Qiong Cai, José González, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Grigorios Magklis, Antonio González
  • Publication number: 20130185579
    Abstract: A device having multiple cores executes an algorithm to control Thin-Film Thermoelectric Coolers (TFTEC) that employ the Peltier effect to remove heat from the various cores of the multi-core processor. The algorithms may combine Thread Migration (TM) and Dynamic Voltage/Frequency Scaling (DVFS) to provide Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) and TFTEC control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Jose Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8477558
    Abstract: Low supply voltage memory apparatuses are presented. In one embodiment, a memory apparatus comprises a memory and a memory controller. The memory controller includes a read controller. The read controller prevents a read operation to a memory location from being completed, for at least N clock cycles after a write operation to the memory location, where N is the number of clock cycles for the memory location to stabilize after the write operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jaume Abella, Xavier Vera, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Antonio González
  • Publication number: 20120324266
    Abstract: A device having multiple cores executes an algorithm to control Thin-Film Thermoelectric Coolers (TFTEC) that employ the Peltier effect to remove heat from the various cores of the multi-core processor. The algorithms may combine Thread Migration (TM) and Dynamic Voltage/Frequency Scaling (DVFS) to provide Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) and TFTEC control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro MONFERRER, José GONZÁLEZ
  • Patent number: 8291168
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Wilkerson, Muhammad M. Khellah, Vivek De, Ming Zhang, Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera, Antonio Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8286016
    Abstract: A device having multiple cores executes an algorithm to control Thin-Film Thermoelectric Coolers (TFTEC) that employ the Peltier effect to remove heat from the various cores of the multi-core processor. The algorithms may combine Thread Migration (TM) and Dynamic Voltage/Frequency Scaling (DVFS) to provide Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) and TFTEC control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, José González
  • Patent number: 8209989
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is cooled by microarchitecture controlled Peltier effect cooling. In one embodiment, a temperature sensor thermally coupled to at least a portion of the integrated circuit of a die is adapted to provide an output as a function of the temperature of an integrated circuit portion. Operation of a thermoelectric cooler thermally coupled to the integrated circuit portion is controlled as a function of the sensor output, wherein a controller of the integrated circuit controls the thermal electric cooler. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Jose Gonzalez, Gregory Martin Chrysler
  • Publication number: 20120110266
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Wilkerson, M. Muhammad Khellah, Vivek De, Ming Y. Zhang, Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera, Antonio Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8166323
    Abstract: A method and system to selectively move one or more of a plurality threads which are executing in parallel by a plurality of processing cores. In one embodiment, a thread may be moved from executing in one of the plurality of processing cores to executing in another of the plurality of processing cores, the moving based on a performance characteristic associated with the plurality of threads. In another embodiment of the invention, a power state of the plurality of processing cores may be changed to improve a power efficiency associated with the executing of the multiple threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Qiong Cai, José González, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Grigorios Magklis, Antonio González
  • Patent number: 8103830
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to disabling one or more cache portions during low voltage operations are described. In some embodiments, one or more extra bits may be used for a portion of a cache that indicate whether the portion of the cache is capable at operating at or below Vccmin levels. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Wilkerson, Muhammad M. Khellah, Vivek De, Ming Zhang, Jaume Abella, Javier Carretero Casado, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Xavier Vera, Antonio Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8069376
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for on-line testing for decode logic are presented. In one embodiment, a processor comprises translation logic to decode an instruction to micro-operations and extraction logic to determine first information about numbers of occurrences of fields in the micro-operations. In one embodiment, the processor further comprises verification logic to indicate whether the decoding results of the instruction are accurate based at least on the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Jaume Abella, Xavier Vera, Javier Carretero Casado
  • Publication number: 20110197195
    Abstract: A method and system to selectively move one or more of a plurality threads which are executing in parallel by a plurality of processing cores. In one embodiment, a thread may be moved from executing in one of the plurality of processing cores to executing in another of the plurality of processing cores, the moving based on a performance characteristic associated with the plurality of threads. In another embodiment of the invention, a power state of the plurality of processing cores may be changed to improve a power efficiency associated with the executing of the multiple threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Qiong Cai, José González, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Grigorios Magklis, Antonio González
  • Patent number: 7930574
    Abstract: A method and system to selectively move one or more of a plurality threads which are executing in parallel by a plurality of processing cores. In one embodiment, a thread may be moved from executing in one of the plurality of processing cores to executing in another of the plurality of processing cores, the moving based on a performance characteristic associated with the plurality of threads. In another embodiment of the invention, a power state of the plurality of processing cores may be changed to improve a power efficiency associated with the executing of the multiple threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Qiong Cai, José González, Pedro Chaparro Monferrer, Grigorios Magklis, Antonio González