posted by Wen-Hann Wang on September 23, 2009
Intel Labs have been on the forefront of energy efficiency research for well over a decade. Our rich set of technologies, spanning circuit, architecture, and platform, is powering an exciting revolution.
Beyond Intel Labs’ past breakthrough in intelligent clock gating, ultra low voltage, and low leakage circuits, we have been solving a growing dynamic variation problem. Variations caused by thermal fluctuations, voltage drooping, and transistor aging demand conservative circuit operating guardbands. Processors run slower and consume higher power as a result. Our researchers have invented resilient techniques and deployed novel monitoring and error-correcting circuits that allow the removal of all guardbands. We have implemented a complete processor using these resilient circuits and demonstrated it at 2009 Fall IDF. Our measurements on this functioning processor show a solid 37% power reduction.
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posted by Cheryl Miller on September 23, 2009
At Intel Developer Forum, numerous research projects were on display. One of the projects demonstrated a low voltage resilient processor that automatically adapts its power-performance point to achieve the best throughput at minimum energy. One of the recurring themes at this year’s IDF is energy efficiency. It is exciting to see so many projects that are taking proactive steps to be more environmentally conscious.
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posted by Kapil Sood on September 22, 2009
Network Proxy, or ability of a PC to Sleep Talk, is an “energy smarter” way for a PC to maintain Internet network presence at a very low energy footprint.
Imagine these scenarios: (a) At a coffee shop, you are wanting to share pictures on your home PC with a friend, (b) Online movie distribution service downloads movies, on-demand, to your Home PC, or (c) Enterprise or personal online PC manageability Service Provider updating your PC with latest security patches responding to a PC malware outbreak.
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posted by Justin Rattner on September 17, 2009
Intel PhD Fellowship Program winners announced!
Intel drives and participates in a wide array of education-related programs worldwide whose goals are to improve the quality of education and train students to be future technology leaders themselves. The next generation Intel “Rock Stars” could come from one of these programs.
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