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Title:
FREQUENCY CHANGE TECHNIQUE FOR ADJUSTING OPERATING FREQUENCY TO COMPENSATE FOR AGING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3965169
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a frequency change technique that adjusts an operating frequency of an electronic system to compensate for one or more aging electronic components.
SOLUTION: A number of performance parameters for an electronic system are determined at a particular age of the electronic system. The performance parameters can be correlated to a maximum operating frequency of electronic components of the electronic system for the particular age of the electronic system. The operating frequency of the electronic components is adjusted in accordance with the performance parameters. The performance parameters can include prior operating frequencies, hours of operation, ambient temperature, and supply voltage.


Inventors:
Daniel Earl Knebel
William Robert Leor
Lee Con One
Application Number:
JP2004203829A
Publication Date:
August 29, 2007
Filing Date:
July 09, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MASCHINES CORPORATION
International Classes:
G06F11/00; G06F1/04; G06F19/00; (IPC1-7): G06F1/04
Domestic Patent References:
JP2003150269A
JP2001325381A
JP6051864A
JP3054638A
JP62005445A
JP59022148A
JP58051359A
JP55069860A
JP54022740A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Sakaguchi
Yoshihiro City
Takeshi Ueno