Patent ID: 11921554
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method for dynamic thermal management, comprising:
determining whether there is a need to perform thermal management on a processor based on temperatures measured from a plurality of temperature sensors included in the processor;
outputting an indication signal based on the determination; and
performing the thermal management on the processor in response to the indication signal, by using at least one of the following methods: a first method of adjusting a state of each of a plurality of cores included in the processor, a second method of adjusting a level of an operating voltage and a frequency of a clock signal, which are provided to the processor, and a third method of adjusting only the frequency of the clock signal to be provided to the processor,
wherein each of the plurality of cores is in a wake-up state or an idle state, and
wherein the thermal management methods used by the controller are based on a priority setting of the controller, the priority setting including a preferentially maximize performance setting and a preferentially maximize cooling setting.