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Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006056824
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for controlling voltage level and clock signal frequency supplied to a system. The apparatus includes a hardware module, adapted to receive at least one indication of a load of the system and to determine a voltage level and a clock signal frequency to be provided to the system, and a software module, adapted to configure a voltage source and a clock signal source in response to the determination. The method includes: (i) receiving, at a hardware module, indication of a load of a system; (ii) determining, by the hardware module, a voltage level and a clock signal frequency to be provided to the system; and (iii) configuring, by a software module, a voltage source and a clock signal source in response to the determination.

Inventors:
ROZEN ANTON (IL)
BOBROV BORIS (IL)
PRIEL MICHAEL (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2004/004473
Publication Date:
July 27, 2006
Filing Date:
September 10, 2004
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Assignee:
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC (US)
ROZEN ANTON (IL)
BOBROV BORIS (IL)
PRIEL MICHAEL (IL)
International Classes:
G06F1/32
Foreign References:
US6574739B12003-06-03
CN1523473A2004-08-25
US20020099964A12002-07-25
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