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Method and apparatus for a thermal protection unit
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Inventors: Craft, David J.;
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Primary Examiner: Ramirez; Ellis B.
Assistant Examiner: Kemper; M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Emile; Volel, Graham; John G., Dillon; Andrew J.
An apparatus for managing operations of a circuit, including apparatus for computing a cumulative thermal load caused by instructions to be executed by the circuit, apparatus for determining whether the cumulative thermal load exceeds a thermal range of the circuit, and apparatus, coupled to the apparatus for determining, for reducing the cumulative thermal load of the circuit prior to execution of the instructions determined to cause the thermal range to be exceeded. In addition, a method for managing operations of a circuit, including the steps of computing a cumulative thermal load caused by instructions to be executed by the circuit, determining whether the cumulative thermal load exceeds a thermal range of the circuit, and reducing, subsequent to the step of determining, the cumulative thermal load of the circuit prior to execution of the instructions determined to cause the thermal range to be exceeded. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An apparatus for managing operations of a circuit which executes a sequence of digital instructions, comprising: means responsive to said sequence of digital instructions to be executed by said circuit for computing predicted cumulative power dissipation to be caused by said sequence of digital instructions by accumulating predetermined thermal load values for said sequence of instructions to be executed; means for determining whether said cumulative power dissipation exceeds a permissible range of said circuit, and if so, to produce an overload indication; and means, responsive to said overload indication from said means for determining, for reducing the cumulative power dissipation of said circuit prior to execution of said sequence of instructions.
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The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for reducing includes delaying execution of said sequence of instructions.
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The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for reducing includes reducing a clock speed of said circuit.
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The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for reducing includes increasing cooling of said circuit.
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The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the means for reducing includes causing a second circuit to execute said sequence of instructions.
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An apparatus for managing operations of a circuit which executes a sequence of digital instructions, comprising: means responsive to said sequence of digital instructions to be executed by said circuit for computing a predicted cumulative power dissipation to be caused by said sequence of digital instructions by accumulating predetermined thermal load values for said sequence of instructions to be executed; means for determining whether said cumulative power dissipation exceeds a permissible range of said circuit, and if so, to produce an overload indication; and means, responsive to said overload indication from said means for determining, for reducing the cumulative power dissipation of said circuit when said power dissipation is determined to exceed the permissible range of the circuit prior to execution of the sequence of instructions to be executed
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