Instruction set with thermal opcode for high-performance microprocessor, microprocessor, and method therefor

A method (and system) of managing heat in an electrical circuit, includes using a thermal instruction appended to an instruction to be processed to determine a heat load associated with the instruction.

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Main Authors Dang, Hien P, Sharma, Arun, Sri-Jayantha, Sri M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.05.2010
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Summary:A method (and system) of managing heat in an electrical circuit, includes using a thermal instruction appended to an instruction to be processed to determine a heat load associated with the instruction.