Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power control device for processor
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理器的电源控制装置
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Application No.: US13274050Application Date: 2011-10-14
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Publication No.: US08645727B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: Takenobu Tani
- Applicant: Takenobu Tani
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JP2000-378752 20001213
- Main IPC: G06F1/26
- IPC: G06F1/26

Abstract:
A processor has: a power table including a plurality of power control registers each rewritably storing power control information; a condition determiner for rewritably storing a plurality of operating conditions (e.g., a comparison address to be compared with the program counter) and determining which one of the plurality of operating conditions is satisfied by a current operation of the processor so as to supply an index signal to select one of the plurality of power control registers based on the determination; and a voltage/clock controller for controlling the power consumption in a control object circuit block according to the power control information in one of the power control registers that is selected by the index signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120036376A1 POWER CONTROL DEVICE FOR PROCESSOR Public/Granted day:2012-02-09
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