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Nvidia patents chip cooling method that slows nearby cores

Nvidia describes a technique for managing processor speed by looking at which parts of the chip are working next to each other. The system compares the heat generated by these nearby cores to saved data on how they usually heat up, then adjusts their speed to keep temperatures in check.

Why it mattersThis helps computer chips run cooler and more efficiently by preventing small clusters of active parts from overheating each other.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to scale processor clocks. In at least one embodiment, one or more circuits are to scale one or more clocks of one or more cores based, at least in part, on a proximity of the one or more cores to each other.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. One or more processors comprising: circuitry to: perform a comparison of: (1) a combination of two or more cores operating in proximity to each other that are to result in a thermal output for the combination and (2) one or more stored patterns of core utilization that indicate a relationship between the combination and temperature corresponding to the thermal output; and scale one or more clocks of the two or more cores based, at least in part, on the comparison.

Facts

Company
Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title
Processor clock scaling technique
Patent number
US12730473B2
Application number
18597271
Filed
Mar 6, 2024
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
21

Classified under

G06F 1/08 Physics & computing
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