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- the present invention relates to a computing device and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for controlling a processor's clock frequency.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,201,059 discloses a sleep mode which is activated when control is given to BIOS or alternatively by incorporating some statistical analysis of the frequency of BIOS calls.
- the sleep mode either stops the clock or slows it to 4 MHz.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,024 discloses a power management system for a laptop computer.
- the power management system operates to disconnect power sources and/or clock signals to various peripheral devices to conserve battery power.
- the slow mode is entered into when no activity has been detected for a predetermined period of time.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,704 discloses a technique for power conservation based on real-time sampling of CPU activity. The activity is sampled during interrupts and when it determines that the CPU may rest, a sleep clock is supplied to the CPU. The detection of an interrupt restores the clock to the fast rate prior to processing the interrupt.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,239,652 discloses a technique for power consumption which disconnects the CPU from the power supply when control logic determines the CPU is not actively processing. Thereafter, the CPU is periodically powered-up to perform housekeeping chores as well as to determine if normal processing should be resumed.
- European patent publication EP-0474963 discloses a sleep mode controller which lowers the CPU clock speed when no input/output operation (when keyboard control routine of BIOS executed no input key data in key buffer, or when CPU is idle and no input key data in the key buffer) is performed.
- the system uses a clock generator circuit which produces the low clock (4 MHz), the high clock (32 MHz) and a slightly slower high clock (16 MHz).
- a keyboard controller is used to determine which of the high clocks is used, with selection being made by the computer user.
- the sleep mode controller is disabled if the AC adapter is connected.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,230,055 discloses a portable computer wherein the computer is made inoperable when ambient temperature or humidity become too high. Here, ambient temperature and humidity are periodically monitored.
- European patent publication EP-0381021 discloses a power saving system for a personal computer. The system operates to allow or stop power to be supplied to an oscillator based on control data set to a control register via a keyboard or software.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,021,679 discloses a power system for a portable computer wherein the supply voltage is varied depending on the current being supplied to the computer by the power system. Further, a variable-frequency clock is provided which varies its frequency based on the supply voltage being produced.
- processors can still overheat.
- the processor will not enter its sleep mode (if any) and as a result the processor will become hot and require extensive means to cool the processor to prevent overheating and eventual failure of the processor.
- Overheating and failure of the processor can also occur when the computer is used in particularly hot environmental temperatures, the computer's cooling fan fails, or when cooling of the processor is otherwise inadequate.
- the invention relates to novel techniques for providing thermal and power management for a computing device. These techniques facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device.
- one embodiment of the invention can include at least: a first electrical connection to a temperature sensor provided within the microprocessor; a comparison circuit configured to compare a temperature indication provided by the temperature sensor via the first electrical connection with a temperature range to produce comparison data; and a second electrical connection configured to provide the comparison data to the microprocessor.
- one embodiment of the invention can include at least: a temperature input for receiving a remote temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit, wherein the remote temperature indication is provided by a temperature sensor that is integrated with the processor integrated circuit; and fan control circuitry configured to control the speed of the fan to optimize the speed of the fan based on the remote temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit.
- another embodiment of the invention can include at least: a temperature input for receiving a temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit, wherein the temperature indication is provided by a temperature sensor that is integrated with the processor integrated circuit; and fan control circuitry configured to control the speed of the fan to vary as the temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit changes.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a graph of an example of the relationship of chip temperature of a microprocessor and frequency of a clock signal
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an activity detector
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a sixth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a seventh embodiment of the invention.
- the invention provides novel techniques for controlling a processor's clock frequency so as to prevent overheating. In addition to preventing overheating, the invention attempts to maximize the processing speed of the processor. The invention also operates to conserve the amount of energy consumed by the processor. Preventing the processor from overheating is important because when a processor overheats it no longer operates properly. Conservation of energy, although of general importance for all computing devices, is particularly important for portable computing devices.
- the invention monitors a processor's activity and its temperature.
- a slow clock frequency is used, thereby saving power and lowering the thermal heat produced by the processor.
- a fast clock frequency is used.
- prolonged activity i.e., sustained fast clock frequency
- the clock frequency is reduced so as to maintain processing speed at a reduced speed while preventing overheating.
- the temperature signal 6 is supplied to a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) 8 .
- the VCO 8 produces a clock signal 10 which is supplied to a clock input of the microprocessor 2 .
- the VCO 8 operates to produce different frequencies for the clock signal 10 depending on the value of the temperature signal.
- the temperature signal 6 is preferably an analog voltage signal and the VCO 8 produces the clock signal 10 based on the value of the analog voltage signal.
- the temperature signal could be a voltage ranging from zero to five volts.
- the VCO 8 could produce the clock signal with frequencies ranging from 100 MHz to 1 MHz.
- the frequency range is a design choice selected in accordance with the specific microprocessor being utilized. VCO's are well known and therefore are not further described.
- the clock frequency is reduced so as to reduce the thermal heat generated by the microprocessor 2 .
- the profile of the curve for the clock frequency shown in FIG. 2 is illustrative as other curves may be used.
- the frequency of the clock signal 10 could be controlled so that the chip temperature is maintained in a more limited temperature range.
- the profiles of the curves decrease the clock frequency as the temperature increases.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the invention.
- the microprocessor 2 , temperature sensor 4 , the temperature signal 6 , the VCO 8 , and the clock signal 10 are similar to those utilized in the first embodiment.
- this embodiment further includes an activity detector 12 , an activity signal 14 , a VCO controller 16 , and a control signal 18 .
- the activity detector 12 monitors the microprocessor 2 and/or some related peripheral device (e.g., interrupt controller, keyboard buffer, input/output ports, instruction cache, current instruction, program counter) to determine when the microprocessor 2 is actively processing or when processing is needed. In this case, the activity detector 12 notifies the VCO controller 16 that processing is needed with the activity signal 14 .
- some related peripheral device e.g., interrupt controller, keyboard buffer, input/output ports, instruction cache, current instruction, program counter
- the activity detector 12 when no activity exists, notifies the VCO controller 16 that no processing is needed with the activity signal 14 .
- the activity signal is preferably a digital signal having at least one bit. Activity detection is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,201,059; U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,024; U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,704; U.S. Pat. No. 5,239,652; and European patent publication EP-0474963, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
- the VCO controller 16 receives the activity signal 14 and the temperature signal 6 . In response to these signals, the VCO controller 16 produces the control signal 18 which controls the VCO 8 .
- the control signal 18 may be analog or digital depending on the design of the VCO 8 .
- the basic operation of the VCO controller 16 is to cause the VCO 8 to produce the clock signal 10 for the microprocessor 2 in an intelligent manner so as to conserve energy and prevent overheating. Namely, if the activity detector 12 indicates that no processing is needed at a given point in time, then regardless of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 4 , the VCO controller 16 will cause the VCO 8 to produce a sleep (or slow) clock. The sleep clock has a frequency near the minimum frequency (f MIN ). On the other hand, if the activity detector 12 indicates that processing is needed at this point in time, then the VCO controller 16 will cause the VCO 8 to produce a fast clock.
- the fast clock is the temperature-regulated maximum frequency such as discussed in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the invention.
- the microprocessor 2 includes a clock regulation unit 20 which controls the frequency of the clock used by the microprocessor 2 based on chip temperature of the microprocessor 2 .
- the clock regulation unit 20 is integrated with circuitry of the microprocessor 2 .
- the clock regulation unit 20 can be separate from the circuitry of the microprocessor 2 but nevertheless coupled thereto.
- the temperature sensor 4 produces a digital output. It is assumed that the digital output is normally “0”, but when the microprocessor 2 becomes “hot”, the digital output becomes “1”.
- the digital output of the temperature sensor 4 together with the logic gates 26 - 32 operate to select either the fast clock or the sleep clock as the output clock which is used by the microprocessor 2 .
- the microprocessor 2 is not “hot”, AND gate 26 is inactivated and AND gate 28 is activated by inverter 30 .
- the output clock is the fast clock via AND gate 28 and OR gate 32 .
- AND gate 26 is activated and AND gate 28 is inactivated. Accordingly, in this case, the output clock is the sleep (or slow) clock via AND gate 26 and OR gate 32 .
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- the microprocessor 2 includes a clock regulation unit 20 which controls the frequency of the clock used by the microprocessor 2 based on chip temperature of the microprocessor 2 and processing activity.
- the clock regulation unit 20 is preferably integrated with circuitry of the microprocessor 2 .
- the clock regulation unit 20 for the fourth embodiment receives the input clock from the oscillator 22 and produces the output clock which is used by the microprocessor 2 .
- the clock regulation unit 20 includes the temperature sensor 4 , the divider 24 , the first AND gate 26 , the second AND gate 28 , and the OR gate 32 as described above with reference to FIG. 4 .
- the divider 24 divides the input clock (fast clock) from the oscillator 22 to produce a sleep clock.
- the temperature sensor 4 produces a digital output. Although the digital output from the temperature sensor 4 is normally “0”, when the microprocessor 2 becomes “hot”, the digital output becomes “1”.
- the activity detector 12 produces an activity signal as described in the second embodiment.
- the activity signal is a digital signal which is “high” or “1” when activity is present and “low” or “0” when no activity is present.
- the digital output of the temperature sensor 4 together with the activity signal from the activity detector 12 and the logic gates 26 , 28 , 32 , 34 , 36 and 38 operate to select either the fast clock or the sleep clock.
- the AND gate 36 is activated by the inverter 34 and the activity signal.
- the output of AND gate 36 then activates AND gate 28 and inverter 38 inactivates AND gate 26 .
- the output clock is the fast clock via AND gate 28 and OR gate 32 .
- the microprocessor 2 is “hot”, the AND gate 36 is inactivated by the inverter 34 regardless of the activity signal.
- the output of AND gate 36 inactivates AND gate 28 , and inverter 38 activates the AND gate 26 .
- the output clock is the sleep clock via AND gate 26 and OR gate 32 .
- FIG. 6 is a timing diagram illustrating operation of the fourth embodiment.
- the output clock (CLK) is a mixture of the fast clock produced by the oscillator 22 and the sleep clock produced by the divider 24 .
- the temperature signal is the digital output of the temperature sensor 4 .
- the temperature signal is “0” while the chip temperature is not “hot”. However, when the chip temperature becomes “hot”, the temperature signal becomes “1”, as shown at point A.
- the activity signal is “1” when activity is present for processing by the microprocessor 2 ; otherwise, the activity signal is “0” to indicate no activity is present for processing.
- the output clock follows the fast clock only when the temperature signal is “0” and the activity signal is “1”; otherwise, the output clock follows the sleep clock.
- the transitions for the output clock from fast clock to sleep clock and from sleep clock to fast clock are shown as being synchronized with the low or “0” portion of the fast clock.
- the output clock would produce a partial pulse (from the fast clock) if not synchronized.
- the output clock transitions from the sleep clock to the fast clock but because the transition is synchronized with the “low” portion of the fast clock, the first pulse does not occur until point D.
- Such synchronization can be insured by the addition of known circuitry.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the invention.
- the clock regulation unit 20 includes a first divider 40 which divides the input clock (fast clock) to produce a sleep clock, and a second divider 42 which divides the input clock to produce a normal clock.
- the three clocks (sleep, normal and fast) are then supplied to a selector 44 .
- the selector 44 outputs one of the three clocks as the output clock for the microprocessor 2 based on first and second select inputs IN 1 and IN 2 .
- the first select input IN 1 is generated by inverting the digital output from the temperature sensor 4 using an inverter 46 .
- the second select input IN 2 is generated by an activity detector 48 which functions similarly to the activity detector 12 in previous embodiments.
- the activity detector 48 receives a plurality of activity inputs ACT 1 , . . . , ACTn. For example, the activity inputs notify the activity detector 48 whether or not activity exists. Each of the activity inputs may, for example, indicate an interrupt, keyboard activity, modem line activity, I/O port activity, or processor activity. As an example, FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the activity detector 48 .
- the activity detector 48 includes a OR gate 50 which outputs a “1” when either the activity input ACT 1 or the activity input ACT 2 is “1”. If neither the activity signals ACT 1 and ACT 2 are “1”, then the OR gate 50 outputs a “1”, thereby indicating the presence of activity.
- Table I illustrates the selection of one of the three clocks by the selector 44 based on the first select input IN 1 and the second select input IN 2 .
- FIG. 9 illustrates an additional feature of the invention.
- FIG. 9 includes an analog-to-digital converter 56 , a fan controller 58 and a cooling fan 60 .
- Many conventional computing systems include a fan for circulating air through a computer's cabinet or add-on fans that provide air-flow on or near a microprocessor. Such add-on fans can be activated in accordance with ambient temperature.
- the invention allows more accurate temperature monitoring of the microprocessor 2 because the temperature sensor 4 is integrated with the microprocessor 2 .
- the invention facilitates more sophisticated energy conservation which is particularly important for portable computing devices.
- the temperature signal 6 is converted to digital form by the A/D converter 56 and then supplied to the fan controller 58 .
- the fan controller 58 performs a pulse-width modulation operation on a supply voltage (Vcc) so as to control the speed of the fan 60 .
- Vcc supply voltage
- Pulse-width modulation of the supply voltage allows the speed of the fan to be controlled without wasting energy.
- this embodiment further includes a temperature-activated, variable-speed fan.
- the fan 60 In the case of a desk-top computing device, it is desirable to activate the fan 60 just prior to the temperature where the fast clock would be regulated downward because of high chip temperature. On the other hand, in the case of a portable computing device, it is desirable to attempt to limit the use of the fan 60 as much as possible by allowing the fast clock to be gradually reduced with increasing temperature before utilizing the fan 60 . For example, if the maximum frequency of the fast clock is 100 MHz, the fan 60 could be activated in the desk-top case before the frequency would be regulated (e.g., attempts to maintain 100 MHz). This would eliminate or delay the reduction in the frequency of the fast clock. In the portable case, the fan 60 could be activated after the frequency of the fast clock is already decreased to 25 MHz. The fan 60 would then only be used when necessary to insure reasonable processing power and even then at the lowest effective speed, thereby saving battery energy to the extent possible.
- synchronization of the switching of the frequency may be needed to prevent partial pulse in the clock signal.
- Such synchronization is easily implemented using well-known circuitry.
- the computing device requires a consistent clock period during certain events (e.g., analog-to-digital conversion), then hysteresis or other circuitry can be added to restrict the ability of the frequency of the clock to be changed during certain times.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a seventh embodiment of the invention. This embodiment operates to provide a burst processing mode for use under certain conditions.
- a clock control unit 20 causes an overdrive clock to be supplied to a microprocessor 2 . Because the overdrive clock is used only in short bursts, the frequency of the overdrive clock can and preferably exceeds the frequency which sustained processing would permit without rapidly overheating.
- Table II illustrates the selection of one of the three clocks by the selector 66 based on the first select input IN 1 , the second select input IN 2 , and the third select input.
- the sleep clock is output.
- the overdrive clock is output if the chip temperature is not “hot” and either the fast clock or the sleep clock is output if the chip temperature is “hot”.
- the determination of which of the fast or sleep clocks to output in this situation is a design choice depending on the ability of the computing system to dissipate heat. In fact, it may be preferred to make the selection more sophisticated in this case so that selector can make the decision using additional temperature information such as signals indicating particular temperature ranges or rate at which temperature is rising.
- the fast clock is output if the chip temperature is not “hot” and the sleep clock is output if the chip temperature is “hot”.
- the second divider 64 could be replaced with a VCO thereby using a temperature-regulated fast clock.
- a particular computer instruction could be used to indirectly select the desired clock frequency for the instruction. This could be useful for instructions that require more intensive processing than do normal instructions.
- An example of intensive processing is complex floating point computations.
- the microprocessor would indicate to the activity detector that the overdrive clock is to be used if the chip temperature is not too “hot”.
- Yet another embodiment would be to alter processing frequency for extremely cold situations. Namely, if the temperature sensor indicates that the chip temperature (could also use ambient temperature) is less than a predetermined minimum temperature, then the clock frequency could by set regardless of activity to its maximum value to thereby cause the generation of as much heat as possible so that the computing device could operate correctly even in extremely cold conditions. Any cooling fan of the computing device would also be shut-off using a fan controller such as shown in FIG. 9 .
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Improved approaches to providing thermal and power management for a computing device are disclosed. These approaches facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device.
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- This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/229,637, filed Aug. 25, 2008, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/524,806, filed Sep. 20, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,418,611, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/277,630, filed Oct. 22, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,167,993, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/782,680, filed Feb. 12, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,487,668, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/351,051 filed on Jul. 10, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,216,235, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/914,299 filed on Aug. 18, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,974,557, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/262,754 filed Jun. 20, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,752,011, the disclosures of all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a computing device and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for controlling a processor's clock frequency.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- It is known that if no user activity has occurred for a period of time that a portable computer can be placed in a suspend or sleep mode. It is also known to suspend or slow a computer's processor (e.g., microprocessor, CPU) when the processor is not actively processing. The following patents and patent publications are representative of the current state of the art:
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,201,059 discloses a sleep mode which is activated when control is given to BIOS or alternatively by incorporating some statistical analysis of the frequency of BIOS calls. In this patent, the sleep mode either stops the clock or slows it to 4 MHz.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,024 discloses a power management system for a laptop computer. The power management system operates to disconnect power sources and/or clock signals to various peripheral devices to conserve battery power. The slow mode is entered into when no activity has been detected for a predetermined period of time.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,704 discloses a technique for power conservation based on real-time sampling of CPU activity. The activity is sampled during interrupts and when it determines that the CPU may rest, a sleep clock is supplied to the CPU. The detection of an interrupt restores the clock to the fast rate prior to processing the interrupt.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,239,652 discloses a technique for power consumption which disconnects the CPU from the power supply when control logic determines the CPU is not actively processing. Thereafter, the CPU is periodically powered-up to perform housekeeping chores as well as to determine if normal processing should be resumed.
- European patent publication EP-0474963 discloses a sleep mode controller which lowers the CPU clock speed when no input/output operation (when keyboard control routine of BIOS executed no input key data in key buffer, or when CPU is idle and no input key data in the key buffer) is performed. The system uses a clock generator circuit which produces the low clock (4 MHz), the high clock (32 MHz) and a slightly slower high clock (16 MHz). A keyboard controller is used to determine which of the high clocks is used, with selection being made by the computer user. The sleep mode controller is disabled if the AC adapter is connected.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,230,055 discloses a portable computer wherein the computer is made inoperable when ambient temperature or humidity become too high. Here, ambient temperature and humidity are periodically monitored.
- European patent publication EP-0381021 discloses a power saving system for a personal computer. The system operates to allow or stop power to be supplied to an oscillator based on control data set to a control register via a keyboard or software.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,021,679 discloses a power system for a portable computer wherein the supply voltage is varied depending on the current being supplied to the computer by the power system. Further, a variable-frequency clock is provided which varies its frequency based on the supply voltage being produced.
- External clocks have been used to provide a computer system with faster clocks. Here, the faster external clock is substituted for the internal clock of the computer system. U.S. Pat. No. 5,134,703 is illustrative of an external clock unit which supplies a faster clock to a computer without requiring any hardware changes within the computer.
- The problem with all the prior solutions to energy conservation is that the processors can still overheat. In particular, during prolonged processing or activity by a computer's processor, the processor will not enter its sleep mode (if any) and as a result the processor will become hot and require extensive means to cool the processor to prevent overheating and eventual failure of the processor. Overheating and failure of the processor can also occur when the computer is used in particularly hot environmental temperatures, the computer's cooling fan fails, or when cooling of the processor is otherwise inadequate.
- Another problem is that with portable computers, manufacturers have to either use a lower clock frequency (lower than would be used in a comparable desk top computer) for processing or provide a fan for cooling. A lower clock frequency is not satisfactory as users want maximum processing power just as they get with a desk top computer. Requiring a portable computer to use a fan for cooling is also unsatisfactory because it consumes battery energy.
- Thus, there is a need for a solution to the above problems which enables a computing device to maximize its processing speed while, at the same time, preventing overheating.
- Broadly speaking, the invention relates to novel techniques for providing thermal and power management for a computing device. These techniques facilitate intelligent control of a processor's clock frequency and/or a fan's speed so as to provide thermal and/or power management for the computing device.
- As an apparatus for thermally managing temperature of a microprocessor provided within a computer system, where the microprocessor operates in accordance with a clock having a clock frequency, one embodiment of the invention can include at least: a first electrical connection to a temperature sensor provided within the microprocessor; a comparison circuit configured to compare a temperature indication provided by the temperature sensor via the first electrical connection with a temperature range to produce comparison data; and a second electrical connection configured to provide the comparison data to the microprocessor.
- As a fan controller integrated circuit for a computer system, the computer system including at least a processor integrated circuit and a multi-speed fan, one embodiment of the invention can include at least: a temperature input for receiving a remote temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit, wherein the remote temperature indication is provided by a temperature sensor that is integrated with the processor integrated circuit; and fan control circuitry configured to control the speed of the fan to optimize the speed of the fan based on the remote temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit.
- As a fan controller integrated circuit for a computer system, the computer system including at least a processor integrated circuit and a multi-speed fan, another embodiment of the invention can include at least: a temperature input for receiving a temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit, wherein the temperature indication is provided by a temperature sensor that is integrated with the processor integrated circuit; and fan control circuitry configured to control the speed of the fan to vary as the temperature indication pertaining to the temperature of the processor integrated circuit changes.
- Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the invention.
- The present invention will be readily understood by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate like structural elements, and in which:
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a graph of an example of the relationship of chip temperature of a microprocessor and frequency of a clock signal; -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 6 is a timing diagram illustrating operation of the fourth embodiment; -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of an embodiment of an activity detector; -
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a sixth embodiment of the invention; and -
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a seventh embodiment of the invention. - The invention provides novel techniques for controlling a processor's clock frequency so as to prevent overheating. In addition to preventing overheating, the invention attempts to maximize the processing speed of the processor. The invention also operates to conserve the amount of energy consumed by the processor. Preventing the processor from overheating is important because when a processor overheats it no longer operates properly. Conservation of energy, although of general importance for all computing devices, is particularly important for portable computing devices.
- The invention monitors a processor's activity and its temperature. When there is no activity for the processor, a slow clock frequency is used, thereby saving power and lowering the thermal heat produced by the processor. On the other hand, when there is activity for the processor, a fast clock frequency is used. However, when prolonged activity (i.e., sustained fast clock frequency) causes the processor's temperature to become dangerously high for proper operation, the clock frequency is reduced so as to maintain processing speed at a reduced speed while preventing overheating.
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FIGS. 1-10 . However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the detailed description given herein with respect to these figures is for explanatory purposes as the invention extends beyond these limited embodiments. -
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, amicroprocessor 2 has atemperature sensor 4 which is integral with themicroprocessor 2. Thetemperature sensor 4 is either integrated within the Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design of themicroprocessor 2 or placed in contact with the housing or package thereof. In either case, thetemperature sensor 4 is thermally coupled with themicroprocessor 2. Because thetemperature sensor 4 is integral or thermally coupled with themicroprocessor 2, thetemperature sensor 4 is very responsive to the temperature changes of themicroprocessor 2. Thetemperature sensor 4 produces atemperature signal 6. Temperature sensing circuitry is well known and therefore not further described. - The
temperature signal 6 is supplied to a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) 8. TheVCO 8 produces aclock signal 10 which is supplied to a clock input of themicroprocessor 2. TheVCO 8 operates to produce different frequencies for theclock signal 10 depending on the value of the temperature signal. In this embodiment, thetemperature signal 6 is preferably an analog voltage signal and theVCO 8 produces theclock signal 10 based on the value of the analog voltage signal. For example, the temperature signal could be a voltage ranging from zero to five volts. In response to thetemperature signal 6, theVCO 8 could produce the clock signal with frequencies ranging from 100 MHz to 1 MHz. The frequency range is a design choice selected in accordance with the specific microprocessor being utilized. VCO's are well known and therefore are not further described. -
FIG. 2 is a graph of an example of the relationship of chip temperature of themicroprocessor 2 and clock frequency of theclock signal 10. The clock frequency varies between a maximum frequency (fMAX) and a minimum frequency (fMIN) for given microprocessor. The minimum frequency (fMIN) may be zero if theclock signal 10 is not responsible for refreshing dynamic memory; otherwise, it cannot fall below some minimum frequency. Notice that as the chip temperature increases beyond some threshold temperature (VTH) (e.g., 120 degrees F.), the frequency of theclock signal 10 will gradually decrease. By decreasing the clock frequency in relation to the chip temperature, processing speed can be maximized for a given temperature without risking processor overheating. As the chip temperature become “hot”, the clock frequency is reduced so as to reduce the thermal heat generated by themicroprocessor 2. The profile of the curve for the clock frequency shown inFIG. 2 is illustrative as other curves may be used. For example, the frequency of theclock signal 10 could be controlled so that the chip temperature is maintained in a more limited temperature range. In any case, the profiles of the curves decrease the clock frequency as the temperature increases. -
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, themicroprocessor 2,temperature sensor 4, thetemperature signal 6, theVCO 8, and theclock signal 10 are similar to those utilized in the first embodiment. However, this embodiment further includes anactivity detector 12, anactivity signal 14, a VCO controller 16, and a control signal 18. Theactivity detector 12 monitors themicroprocessor 2 and/or some related peripheral device (e.g., interrupt controller, keyboard buffer, input/output ports, instruction cache, current instruction, program counter) to determine when themicroprocessor 2 is actively processing or when processing is needed. In this case, theactivity detector 12 notifies the VCO controller 16 that processing is needed with theactivity signal 14. On the other hand, when no activity exists, theactivity detector 12 notifies the VCO controller 16 that no processing is needed with theactivity signal 14. The activity signal is preferably a digital signal having at least one bit. Activity detection is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,201,059; U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,024; U.S. Pat. No. 5,218,704; U.S. Pat. No. 5,239,652; and European patent publication EP-0474963, which are hereby incorporated by reference. - The VCO controller 16 receives the
activity signal 14 and thetemperature signal 6. In response to these signals, the VCO controller 16 produces the control signal 18 which controls theVCO 8. The control signal 18 may be analog or digital depending on the design of theVCO 8. The basic operation of the VCO controller 16 is to cause theVCO 8 to produce theclock signal 10 for themicroprocessor 2 in an intelligent manner so as to conserve energy and prevent overheating. Namely, if theactivity detector 12 indicates that no processing is needed at a given point in time, then regardless of the temperature detected by thetemperature sensor 4, the VCO controller 16 will cause theVCO 8 to produce a sleep (or slow) clock. The sleep clock has a frequency near the minimum frequency (fMIN). On the other hand, if theactivity detector 12 indicates that processing is needed at this point in time, then the VCO controller 16 will cause theVCO 8 to produce a fast clock. The fast clock is the temperature-regulated maximum frequency such as discussed inFIGS. 1 and 2 . - The second embodiment is particularly advantageous for portable computing devices because it conserves battery life by using a sleep clock when no processing is needed. However, even in the case of prolonged processing, the embodiment prevents overheating.
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FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, themicroprocessor 2 includes aclock regulation unit 20 which controls the frequency of the clock used by themicroprocessor 2 based on chip temperature of themicroprocessor 2. Preferably, theclock regulation unit 20 is integrated with circuitry of themicroprocessor 2. Alternatively, theclock regulation unit 20 can be separate from the circuitry of themicroprocessor 2 but nevertheless coupled thereto. - The
clock regulation unit 20 receives an input clock from anoscillator 22 and produces an output clock which is used by themicroprocessor 2. Theclock regulation unit 20 includes atemperature sensor 4, adivider 24, a first ANDgate 26, a second ANDgate 28, aninverter 30 and anOR gate 32. Thetemperature sensor 4 is as previously described. Thedivider 24 divides the input clock (fast clock) from theoscillator 22 to produce a sleep (or slow) clock. For example, if theoscillator 22 is a 100 MHz fixed-frequency oscillator and thedivider 24 divides by 100, then the sleep clock would be 1 MHz. - In this embodiment, the
temperature sensor 4 produces a digital output. It is assumed that the digital output is normally “0”, but when themicroprocessor 2 becomes “hot”, the digital output becomes “1”. The digital output of thetemperature sensor 4 together with the logic gates 26-32 operate to select either the fast clock or the sleep clock as the output clock which is used by themicroprocessor 2. In particular, when themicroprocessor 2 is not “hot”, ANDgate 26 is inactivated and ANDgate 28 is activated byinverter 30. Hence, the output clock is the fast clock via ANDgate 28 andOR gate 32. On the other hand, when themicroprocessor 2 is “hot”, ANDgate 26 is activated and ANDgate 28 is inactivated. Accordingly, in this case, the output clock is the sleep (or slow) clock via ANDgate 26 andOR gate 32. -
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, themicroprocessor 2 includes aclock regulation unit 20 which controls the frequency of the clock used by themicroprocessor 2 based on chip temperature of themicroprocessor 2 and processing activity. Theclock regulation unit 20 is preferably integrated with circuitry of themicroprocessor 2. - As with the third embodiment, the
clock regulation unit 20 for the fourth embodiment receives the input clock from theoscillator 22 and produces the output clock which is used by themicroprocessor 2. Theclock regulation unit 20 includes thetemperature sensor 4, thedivider 24, the first ANDgate 26, the second ANDgate 28, and theOR gate 32 as described above with reference toFIG. 4 . Thedivider 24 divides the input clock (fast clock) from theoscillator 22 to produce a sleep clock. Thetemperature sensor 4 produces a digital output. Although the digital output from thetemperature sensor 4 is normally “0”, when themicroprocessor 2 becomes “hot”, the digital output becomes “1”. Theactivity detector 12 produces an activity signal as described in the second embodiment. Here, the activity signal is a digital signal which is “high” or “1” when activity is present and “low” or “0” when no activity is present. - The digital output of the
temperature sensor 4 together with the activity signal from theactivity detector 12 and thelogic gates microprocessor 2 is not “hot” and activity is present, the ANDgate 36 is activated by theinverter 34 and the activity signal. The output of ANDgate 36 then activates ANDgate 28 andinverter 38 inactivates ANDgate 26. Hence, the output clock is the fast clock via ANDgate 28 andOR gate 32. On the other hand, when themicroprocessor 2 is “hot”, the ANDgate 36 is inactivated by theinverter 34 regardless of the activity signal. The output of ANDgate 36 inactivates ANDgate 28, andinverter 38 activates the ANDgate 26. In this case, the output clock is the sleep clock via ANDgate 26 andOR gate 32. -
FIG. 6 is a timing diagram illustrating operation of the fourth embodiment. The output clock (CLK) is a mixture of the fast clock produced by theoscillator 22 and the sleep clock produced by thedivider 24. The temperature signal is the digital output of thetemperature sensor 4. The temperature signal is “0” while the chip temperature is not “hot”. However, when the chip temperature becomes “hot”, the temperature signal becomes “1”, as shown at point A. The activity signal is “1” when activity is present for processing by themicroprocessor 2; otherwise, the activity signal is “0” to indicate no activity is present for processing. As shown inFIG. 6 , the output clock follows the fast clock only when the temperature signal is “0” and the activity signal is “1”; otherwise, the output clock follows the sleep clock. Note that the transitions for the output clock from fast clock to sleep clock and from sleep clock to fast clock are shown as being synchronized with the low or “0” portion of the fast clock. For example, at point B the output clock would produce a partial pulse (from the fast clock) if not synchronized. Hence, it is probably preferred that switching occur only when the fast clock is “low,” or when both the fast and sleep clocks are “low” as shown at point C. Note that at point C, the output clock transitions from the sleep clock to the fast clock but because the transition is synchronized with the “low” portion of the fast clock, the first pulse does not occur until point D. Such synchronization can be insured by the addition of known circuitry. -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the invention. Although only theclock regulation unit 20 is illustrated inFIG. 7 , the fifth embodiment interacts with anoscillator 22 and amicroprocessor 2 as did the third and fourth embodiments. In this embodiment, theclock regulation unit 20 includes afirst divider 40 which divides the input clock (fast clock) to produce a sleep clock, and asecond divider 42 which divides the input clock to produce a normal clock. The three clocks (sleep, normal and fast) are then supplied to aselector 44. Theselector 44 outputs one of the three clocks as the output clock for themicroprocessor 2 based on first and second select inputs IN1 and IN2. The first select input IN1 is generated by inverting the digital output from thetemperature sensor 4 using aninverter 46. The second select input IN2 is generated by anactivity detector 48 which functions similarly to theactivity detector 12 in previous embodiments. - The
activity detector 48 receives a plurality of activity inputs ACT1, . . . , ACTn. For example, the activity inputs notify theactivity detector 48 whether or not activity exists. Each of the activity inputs may, for example, indicate an interrupt, keyboard activity, modem line activity, I/O port activity, or processor activity. As an example,FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of an embodiment of theactivity detector 48. Theactivity detector 48 includes aOR gate 50 which outputs a “1” when either the activity input ACT1 or the activity input ACT2 is “1”. If neither the activity signals ACT1 and ACT2 are “1”, then theOR gate 50 outputs a “1”, thereby indicating the presence of activity. - The following Table I illustrates the selection of one of the three clocks by the
selector 44 based on the first select input IN1 and the second select input IN2. -
TABLE I IN1 IN2 CLK Mode 0 0 Sleep 0 1 Fast 1 0 Sleep 1 1 Normal - Note that when no activity is detected by the
activity detector 48, then the sleep clock is output. However, when activity is detected, then the normal clock is output if the chip temperature is “hot” and the fast clock is output if the chip temperature is not “hot”. Like previous embodiments, this embodiment prevents overheating and conserves energy. - Many alternatives can be made to the third, fourth and fifth embodiments discussed above. For example, additional clocks with different clock frequencies could be provided and selected for different temperature ranges to provide a more gradual decrease in frequency. However, if a microprocessor has sufficient thermal heat dissipation, then even the embodiment with only two different clock frequencies (fast and sleep) may provide reasonable processing speeds even when the microprocessor is getting hot because the switching between the clocks would be quite fast as the response of the
temperature sensor 4 is very rapid because it is integrated with the microprocessor. Further, althoughFIGS. 4 , 5, and 7 illustrate thetemperature sensor 4 as resident within theclock regulation unit 20, thetemperature sensor 20 need only be electrically coupled thereto and closely thermally coupled to themicroprocessor 2. -
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a sixth embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the clock (CLK) received by amicroprocessor 2 is either a sleep clock produced by anoscillator 52 or a temperature-regulated fast clock produced by aVCO 8 in accordance with a temperature signal 6 (analog) from atemperature sensor 4. Clock selection is achieved by aselector 54 based on anactivity signal 14 provided by anactivity detector VCO 8, thetemperature sensor 4 and theactivity detector microprocessor 2. On the other hand, if no activity is detected, then the sleep clock is supplied to themicroprocessor 2. The temperature regulation of the fast clock is achieved by the analog temperature signal as discussed above with regard toFIGS. 1 and 2 . - Additionally,
FIG. 9 illustrates an additional feature of the invention. Namely,FIG. 9 includes an analog-to-digital converter 56, afan controller 58 and a coolingfan 60. Many conventional computing systems include a fan for circulating air through a computer's cabinet or add-on fans that provide air-flow on or near a microprocessor. Such add-on fans can be activated in accordance with ambient temperature. In contrast, the invention allows more accurate temperature monitoring of themicroprocessor 2 because thetemperature sensor 4 is integrated with themicroprocessor 2. In addition, the invention facilitates more sophisticated energy conservation which is particularly important for portable computing devices. Thetemperature signal 6 is converted to digital form by the A/D converter 56 and then supplied to thefan controller 58. Thefan controller 58 performs a pulse-width modulation operation on a supply voltage (Vcc) so as to control the speed of thefan 60. Pulse-width modulation of the supply voltage allows the speed of the fan to be controlled without wasting energy. Thus, this embodiment further includes a temperature-activated, variable-speed fan. - In the case of a desk-top computing device, it is desirable to activate the
fan 60 just prior to the temperature where the fast clock would be regulated downward because of high chip temperature. On the other hand, in the case of a portable computing device, it is desirable to attempt to limit the use of thefan 60 as much as possible by allowing the fast clock to be gradually reduced with increasing temperature before utilizing thefan 60. For example, if the maximum frequency of the fast clock is 100 MHz, thefan 60 could be activated in the desk-top case before the frequency would be regulated (e.g., attempts to maintain 100 MHz). This would eliminate or delay the reduction in the frequency of the fast clock. In the portable case, thefan 60 could be activated after the frequency of the fast clock is already decreased to 25 MHz. Thefan 60 would then only be used when necessary to insure reasonable processing power and even then at the lowest effective speed, thereby saving battery energy to the extent possible. - Although not shown but described with reference to
FIG. 6 , depending on the particular design, synchronization of the switching of the frequency may be needed to prevent partial pulse in the clock signal. Such synchronization is easily implemented using well-known circuitry. Likewise, if the computing device requires a consistent clock period during certain events (e.g., analog-to-digital conversion), then hysteresis or other circuitry can be added to restrict the ability of the frequency of the clock to be changed during certain times. - Prior embodiments operate to decrease the clock frequency of the clock signals supplied to a microprocessor to prevent overheating and to conserve energy.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a seventh embodiment of the invention. This embodiment operates to provide a burst processing mode for use under certain conditions. During certain types of processing activity, aclock control unit 20 causes an overdrive clock to be supplied to amicroprocessor 2. Because the overdrive clock is used only in short bursts, the frequency of the overdrive clock can and preferably exceeds the frequency which sustained processing would permit without rapidly overheating. - In this embodiment, the
clock control unit 20 includes afirst divider 62 which divides the input clock to produce a sleep clock, and a second divider which divides the input clock to produce a fast clock. Because the input clock serves as the overdrive clock, the input clock has a clock frequency that is faster than that necessary for sufficient performance and responsiveness in most cases. Theclock control unit 20 also includes aselector 66, anactivity detector 68, and atemperature sensor 4. Theselector 66 operates to select one of the sleep, fast or overdrive clocks based on select inputs (IN1, IN2, IN3) it receives from theactivity detector 68 and thetemperature sensor 4. More particularly, theactivity detector 68 receives activity signals ACT1, . . . , ACTn which cause theactivity detector 68 to generate a burst activity signal and a normal activity signal. Certain of the activity signals ACT trigger the burst activity signal and other activity signals trigger the normal activity signal. Thetemperature sensor 4 is integral with themicroprocessor 2 and produces a digital temperature signal which indicates whether or not themicroprocessor 2 is “hot”. - The following Table II illustrates the selection of one of the three clocks by the
selector 66 based on the first select input IN1, the second select input IN2, and the third select input. -
TABLE II IN1 IN2 IN3 CLK Mode 0 0 0 Sleep 0 0 1 Sleep 0 1 0 Fast 0 1 1 Sleep 1 0 0 Overdrive 1 0 1 Fast/ Sleep 1 1 0 Overdrive 1 1 1 Fast/Sleep - Note that when no activity (either burst or normal) is detected by the
activity detector 68, then the sleep clock is output. However, when burst activity is detected, then the overdrive clock is output if the chip temperature is not “hot” and either the fast clock or the sleep clock is output if the chip temperature is “hot”. The determination of which of the fast or sleep clocks to output in this situation is a design choice depending on the ability of the computing system to dissipate heat. In fact, it may be preferred to make the selection more sophisticated in this case so that selector can make the decision using additional temperature information such as signals indicating particular temperature ranges or rate at which temperature is rising. When only normal activity is detected, then the fast clock is output if the chip temperature is not “hot” and the sleep clock is output if the chip temperature is “hot”. As a modification, the second divider 64 could be replaced with a VCO thereby using a temperature-regulated fast clock. - Like previous embodiments, this embodiment prevents overheating and conserves energy. The advantage of this embodiment is that processing will appear more uniform or regular to a user.
- There are certain times during normal execution of a program, the computer is caused to execute operations which are beyond or unrequested by the program being executed. Such unrequested operations include interrupt processing, and data transfer to cache memory following a cache miss. Using the overdrive clock in these types of situations is advantageous because such will substantially lessen any delay induced by these unrequested operations. A computer user then perceives that the computer's responsiveness is more regular and uniform. For example, when a cache miss occurs an instruction currently being in process is not allowed to complete until the appropriate data block is loaded into the cache. The loading of the cache following a cache miss causes the microprocessor to execute many operations for memory management that were not requested by the computer program or the user, thereby delaying the execution of the instruction. However, because the invention performs such unrequested operations at higher speeds (overdrive clock), the impact of having to perform the extra unrequested operations is substantially lessened and hopefully invisible.
- In fact, a particular computer instruction could be used to indirectly select the desired clock frequency for the instruction. This could be useful for instructions that require more intensive processing than do normal instructions. An example of intensive processing is complex floating point computations. Here, the microprocessor would indicate to the activity detector that the overdrive clock is to be used if the chip temperature is not too “hot”.
- Yet another embodiment would be to alter processing frequency for extremely cold situations. Namely, if the temperature sensor indicates that the chip temperature (could also use ambient temperature) is less than a predetermined minimum temperature, then the clock frequency could by set regardless of activity to its maximum value to thereby cause the generation of as much heat as possible so that the computing device could operate correctly even in extremely cold conditions. Any cooling fan of the computing device would also be shut-off using a fan controller such as shown in
FIG. 9 . - The many features and advantages of the present invention are apparent from the written description and thus it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation as illustrated and described. Hence, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to as falling within the scope of the invention.
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4. A method for thermally managing temperature of a computing apparatus having a microprocessor, the microprocessor operating in accordance with a clock having a clock frequency, the microprocessor including an internal temperature sensor, the computing apparatus including circuitry external to the microprocessor for thermal management, the computing apparatus including a fan controllably operable to cool at least a portion of the computing apparatus, the method comprising:
receiving, at the circuitry external to the microprocessor, a temperature measurement of the microprocessor from the internal temperature sensor;
managing the temperature of at least the microprocessor of the computing apparatus based at least in part on the temperature measurement provided at least in part by the temperature sensor;
determining which of at least two operational modes the computing apparatus is operating;
retrieving fan control data dependent on at least the operational mode the computing apparatus is operating;
comparing, at the circuitry external to the microprocessor, the temperature measurement with the fan control data to produce fan speed data; and
controlling speed of the fan based on the fan speed data.
5. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the fan control data includes at least one temperature value.
6. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the temperature measurement is provided to the circuitry external to the microprocessor without any substantial alteration or hindrance to the temperature measurement.
7. The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the method comprises:
retrieving clock control data dependent on at least the operational mode the computing apparatus is operating;
comparing, by the circuitry external to the microprocessor, the temperature measurement with the clock control data to produce clock speed data; and
controlling speed of the microprocessor based on the clock speed data.
8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the fan control data includes one or more temperature values, wherein the one or more temperature values are predetermined, wherein at least one of the temperature values is for use with a first of the operational modes, wherein at least another of the temperature values is for use with a second of the operational modes, and wherein the at least one of the temperature values is different than the at least another of the temperature values.
9. The method as recited in claim 4 ,
wherein the controlling the speed of the fan comprises producing a fan control signal to control the speed of the fan, and
wherein the fan control signal uses pulse-width modulation (PWM) to control the speed of the fan.
10. The method as recited in claim 9 , wherein the speed of the fan is optimized at least in part based on the temperature measurement.
11. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the temperature measurement is a temperature value supplied directly from the temperature sensor.
12. The method as recited in claim 11 ,
wherein the fan control data comprises a plurality of temperature values,
wherein the comparing comprises comparing the temperature measurement with the plurality of the temperature values to produce the fan speed data, and
wherein the plurality of the temperature values are predetermined, and at least one of the temperature values for use with a first of the operational modes is different than at least another of the temperature values for use with a second of the operational modes.
13. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the controlling the speed of the fan causes the fan to be on when the temperature measurement is above at least one temperature value.
14. The method as recited in claim 13 , wherein the controlling the speed of the fan causes the fan to be off when the temperature measurement is less than or equal to the at least one temperature value.
15. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the method further comprises:
modifying the clock frequency of the clock used by the microprocessor based on the temperature measurement.
16. The method as recited in claim 4 ,
wherein the fan control data includes at least one temperature value,
wherein the controlling the speed of the fan causes the fan to be on when the temperature measurement is above the at least one temperature value,
wherein the controlling the speed of the fan causes the fan to be off when the temperature measurement is less than or equal to the at least one temperature value, and
wherein the method further comprises impacting the clock frequency used by the microprocessor based on the temperature measurement.
17. The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein the speed of the fan is optimized at least in part based on the temperature measurement.
18. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the fan control data includes one or more temperature values, wherein the one or more temperature values are predetermined, wherein at least one of the temperature values is for use with a first of the operational modes, wherein at least another of the temperature values is for use with a second of the operational modes, and wherein the at least one of the temperature values is different than the at least another of the temperature values.
19. The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the method comprises:
retrieving clock control data dependent on at least the operational mode the computing apparatus is operating;
comparing, at the circuitry external to the microprocessor, the temperature measurement with the clock control data to produce clock speed data; and
controlling performance of the microprocessor based on at least the clock speed data.
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