Patents by Inventor Steven H. Gunther

Steven H. Gunther 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).

  • Method and apparatus to configure thermal design power in a microprocessor
    Patent number: 8984305
    Abstract: A technique to change a thermal design power (TDP) value. In one embodiment, one or more environmental or user-driven changes may cause a processor's TDP value to be changed. Furthermore, in some embodiments a change in TDP may alter a turbo mode target frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Distefano, Guy M. Therien, Vasudevan Srinivasan, Tawfik Rahal-Arabi, Venkatesh Ramani, Ryan D. Wells, Steven H. Gunther, Jeremy Shrall, James Hermerding, II
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONFIGURE THERMAL DESIGN POWER IN A MICROPROCESSOR
    Publication number: 20120159201
    Abstract: A technique to change a thermal design power (TDP) value. In one embodiment, one or more environmental or user-driven changes may cause a processor's TDP value to be changed. Furthermore, in some embodiments a change in TDP may alter a turbo mode target frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Distefano, Guy M. Therien, Vasudevan Srinivasan, Tawfik Rahal-Arabi, Venkatesh Ramani, Ryan D. Wells, Steven H. Gunther, Jeremy Shrall, James Hermerding, II