Method and apparatus for lowering the die temperature of a microprocessor and maintaining the temperature below the die burn out

Method and apparatus for lowering the die temperature of a microprocessor and maintaining the temperature below the die burn out

According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes determining whether the temperature of a central processing unit (CPU) exceeds a predetermined threshold. In addition, the method includes generating a first interrupt if the temperature of the CPU exceeds the predetermined thre...

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Hauptverfasser: SUBRAMANIYAM GANESH, HAMMOND GARY
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed. The method includes determining whether the temperature of a central processing unit (CPU) exceeds a predetermined threshold. In addition, the method includes generating a first interrupt if the temperature of the CPU exceeds the predetermined threshold and transitioning from a first execution mode to a second execution mode.