Microprocessor for reducing leakage power and method thereof

摘要

A microprocessor to reduce leakage power of execution units or reconfigurable cells, and method thereof are provided. The microprocessor may include a control unit for assigning an instruction, a plurality of execution units connected to the control unit, and a temperature sensor unit for acquiring temperature information of each of the plurality of execution units. The control unit may select one or more execution units according to the temperature information and assigns the instruction to one or more of the plurality of execution units.