Performance, thermal and power management system associated with an integrated circuit and related method
AssigneeMediaTek Singapore Pte. Ltd.
InventorsUming Ko, Gordon Gammie, Alice Wang
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Abstract
The performance, thermal and power management system is configured to perform DVFS calibration, temperature compensation adjustment, aging calibration, and DC offset calibration in an IC. The initial voltage supplied to the IC may be set to an initial value which takes chip-to-chip process variations into account and then dynamically adjusted according to temperature variations, DC offset and/or aging effects. Therefore, the performance, thermal and power management system may achieve optimized thermal and power performance of the IC.
Claims7
A performance, thermal and power (PTP) management system associated with an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
- a performance circuit with adjustable configurations for simulating operations of the IC when receiving a supply voltage;
- a sensing module configured to obtain a characteristic of the performance circuit by measuring a non-aged voltage of the performance circuit and an aged voltage of the performance circuit;
- a memory for storing characterization data which includes a voltage-frequency relationship of the IC when operating at a predetermined temperature for a given application use and a voltage difference between the non-aged voltage and the aged voltage of the performance circuit;
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- a PTP controller configured to:
- set the performance circuit in a specific configuration according to the characterization data, wherein the specific configuration is commensurate with the voltage difference;
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- adjust a level of the supply voltage according to the characteristic of the performance circuit.
A performance, thermal and power (PTP) management system associated with an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
- a performance circuit with adjustable configurations for simulating operations of the IC when receiving a supply voltage, the performance circuit including a first PTP detector and a second PTP detector having an identical circuitry;
- a sensing module configured to obtain a characteristic of the performance circuit by measuring a non-aged voltage of the performance circuit and an aged voltage of the performance circuit;
- a memory for storing characterization data which includes a voltage-frequency relationship of the IC when operating at a predetermined temperature for a given application use;
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- a PTP controller configured to:
- power on the first PTP detector during a booting sequence of the IC and power off the first PTP detector after the booting sequence of the IC ends;
- power on the second PTP detector according to a system clock based on which the IC operates;
- set the performance circuit in a specific configuration according to the characterization data;
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- adjust a level of the supply voltage according to the characteristic of the performance circuit.
A method for performance, thermal and power (PTP) management system associated with an integrated circuit (IC), comprising:
- providing a performance circuit with adjustable configurations for simulating operations of the IC when receiving a supply voltage;
- powering on a first PTP detector of the performance circuit during a booting sequence of the IC and powering off the first PTP detector after the booting sequence of the IC ends;
- powering on a second PTP detector of the performance circuit according to a system clock based on which the IC operates;
- providing characterization data associated with the IC by acquiring a voltage-frequency relationship of the IC when operating at a predetermined temperature for a given application use;
- calculating a voltage difference based on a difference between a non-aged performance and an aged performance of the performance circuit;
- calculating a specific voltage for operating the IC at a specific frequency and the predetermined temperature according to the voltage-frequency relationship;
- setting the performance circuit in a specific configuration according to the characterization data;
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- adjusting a level of the supply voltage according to a characteristic of the performance circuit and the specific voltage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.