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

Claim 9:
10. A method of operating a processor including a first core, a second core, a sensor and a voltage generator, the method comprising:
detecting, by the sensor, parameters of at least one of the first core or the second core;
providing, by the voltage generator, a first operating voltage continuously decreasing in a step wise form to at least one of the first core or the second core that is in an idle state;
measuring, by the processor, 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;
calculating a predicted degree of degradation of each of the first core and the second core based on the parameters; and
calibrating the predicted degree of degradation based on a preset degree of degradation associated with the measured minimum operating voltage level.