Apparatus and methods for embedded current measurements for performance throttling
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsTodd SUTTON, Chris ROSOLOWSKI
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AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsTodd SUTTON, Chris ROSOLOWSKI
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A circuit comprising an ECM system is provided. The circuit includes a current monitor circuit configured to monitor the ECM system to measure a set of currents supplied to a set of circuits. The circuit also includes an alert circuit configured to generate an alert based on at least one current of the set of currents in comparison to at least one threshold. The circuit further includes a throttle circuit configured to throttle a performance of at least one circuit in order to decrease the current to the at least one circuit based on the generation of the alert. The current used by the circuit may act as an analogue for the system power used. Accordingly, the current used by the circuit may be used to determine when to throttle one or more aspects of the functionality of the circuit.
A current measuring circuit comprising:
A method of monitoring current in a set of circuits comprising:
An apparatus for monitoring current in a set of circuits comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.