US 12,436,584 B2
Thermally optimized power delivery
Samantha Rao, Bengaluru (IN); Zhongsheng Wang, Portland, OR (US); Somvir Singh Dahiya, Bengaluru (IN); Chee Lim Nge, Beaverton, OR (US); Siang Yeong Tan, Bayan Lepas (MY); and Chia-Hung S. Kuo, Folsom, CA (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/540,550.
Prior Publication US 2022/0091644 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 19/165 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/324 (2019.01); G06F 1/3296 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 1/206 (2013.01) [G01R 19/16566 (2013.01); G06F 1/324 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first circuit to be coupled to one or more thermal sensors, the first circuit to:
receive from the one or more thermal sensors an indication of a thermal condition of a voltage regulator (VR) that is to regulate a delivery of power to a power domain, the power domain comprising a first component and a second component, and
monitor the thermal condition, comprising the first circuit to generate an evaluation result based on a test criterion; and
a second circuit coupled to receive from the first circuit the evaluation result, wherein the second circuit is to control a first power consumption rate of the first component based on a first parameter, and is further to control a second power consumption rate of the second component based on a second parameter, wherein, based on the evaluation result, the second circuit is to control the first power consumption rate to be reduced differently from the second power consumption rate.