Patent ID: 11899551
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A device, comprising circuitry that implements an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit comprising:
a first portion that implements a processing engine;
a second portion that implements a hardware-based activity monitor, configured to:
monitor processing performed by the first portion of the integrated circuit according to throttling criteria; and
modify, according to the monitoring, a rate at which data enters the first portion of the integrated circuit for processing; and

a third portion executing programing instructions that implement a software-based activity monitor, configured to:
monitor data obtained from a component of the integrated circuit;
determine a modification to the throttling criteria used by the hardware-based activity monitor based on the monitored data; and
apply the modification to the throttling criteria used by the hardware-based activity monitor.