Patents by Inventor Philip M. Wells

Philip M. Wells 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).

  • Over-provisioned multicore processor
    Patent number: 7962774
    Abstract: An over-provisioned multicore processor employs more cores than can simultaneously run within the power envelope of the processor, enabling advanced processor control techniques for more efficient workload execution, despite significantly decreasing the duty cycle of the active cores so that on average a full core or more may not be operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Koushik Chakraborty, Philip M. Wells, Gurindar S. Sohi
  • OVER-PROVISIONED MULTICORE PROCESSOR
    Publication number: 20090094438
    Abstract: An over-provisioned multicore processor employs more cores than can simultaneously run within the power envelope of the processor, enabling advanced processor control techniques for more efficient workload execution, despite significantly decreasing the duty cycle of the active cores so that on average a full core or more may not be operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Koushik Chakraborty, Philip M. Wells, Gurindar S. Sohi