Inventors:
Joel A. Jorgenson - Fargo ND, US
Divyata Kakumanu - Moorhead MN, US
Brian M. Morlock - Fargo ND, US
Assignee:
Packet Digital - Fargo ND
International Classification:
G06F 1/00, H03B 19/00, H03B 5/10, H03L 7/00, H01Q 11/12, H04B 1/16, H04B 1/38
US Classification:
713501, 713322, 713330, 327113, 331 18, 331 25, 331177 R, 4551271, 4553431, 455574
Abstract:
An apparatus for on-demand power management including a system controller, a clock domain manager coupled to the system controller and a power distribution manager coupled to the system controller. The system controller monitors a processing demand in a processing system. The clock domain manager provides one or more clock frequencies and, in response to the processing demand, switches between a first set of clock frequencies and a second set of clock frequencies without halting the processing system. The power distribution manager provides one or more operating voltages and, in response to the processing demand, switches between a first set of voltages and a second set of voltages without halting the processing system.