发明名称 Method and apparatus for supplying power to a processor at a controlled voltage
摘要 Apparatus forming a computer system or such-like is disclosed that includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a power supply unit. The CPU provides a digital voltage ID (VID) signal output indicative of the power supply voltage that it desires to receive. The power supply unit has a control input for receiving a digital VID signal from the CPU. The power output from the unit is then provided to the CPU at a voltage level in accordance with the received digital VID signal. A VID offset generator is interposed between the CPU and the power supply unit. This receives the digital VID signal from the CPU, and modifies it by applying a positive or negative offset. The modified digital VID signal is then passed to the power supply unit, which supplies a voltage to the CPU as per the modified VID signal, rather than the VID signal originally output by the CPU.
申请公布号 US7039817(B2) 申请公布日期 2006.05.02
申请号 US20030337619 申请日期 2003.01.07
申请人 SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 发明人 BURNHAM ANDREW S.;GARNETT PAUL;KINNARD J. ROTHE
分类号 G06F1/32;G06F1/26 主分类号 G06F1/32
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