Patent ID: 11946967
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A processor comprising:
a first core and a second core;
a sensor configured to detect parameters of at least one of the first core or the second core; and
a voltage generator configured to provide a first operating voltage continuously decreasing in a step wise form for at least one of the first core or the second core that is in an idle state,
wherein the sensor is configured to measure a minimum operating voltage level of at least one of the first core or the second core, the minimum operating voltage level of the at least one of the first core or the second core being a minimum level of the first operating voltage at which the at least one of the first core or the second core operates normally in association with a reference performance, and
wherein the processor is configured to calculate a predicted degree of degradation of each of the first core and the second core based on the parameters and calibrate the predicted degree of degradation based on a preset degree of degradation associated with the measured minimum operating voltage level.