Idle state adjusting method and logical chip and computer system using the same

• Main Author: TANG, DON
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 01.06.2007
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

The present invention relates to an idle state adjusting method applied between a Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer system and a peripheral controller which is connected to a peripheral component. At first, the peripheral component and the peripheral controller at the idle state assert a signal to the CPU every a first time interval in response to the working state of the CPU. Next, the peripheral component and the peripheral controller at the idle state assert a signal to the CPU every a second time interval in response to the idle state of the CPU, wherein the second time interval is longer than the first time interval.