Description:RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application No. 17/559,918 filed on 22 December 2021 and titled “ INTERMITTENTLY OPTIMIZED TURBO BOOST TECHNOLOGY” the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] Embodiments generally relate to performance management in computing systems. More particularly, embodiments relate to intermittently or regularly optimized turbo boost technology.

BACKGROUND
[0003] Turbo boost technology may accelerate processor and graphics performance during peak workloads by automatically allowing processor cores to execute at frequencies higher than the rated operating frequency (e.g., as long as power, current and temperature specification limits are not exceeded). In mobile systems, however, conventional turbo boost solutions may have a negative impact on battery life.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] The various advantages of the embodiments will become apparent to one skilled in the art by reading the following specification and appended claims, and by referencing the following drawings, in which:
[0005] FIG. 1 is a comparative plot of an example of a conventional battery discharge curve and a battery discharge curve according to an embodiment;
[0006] FIG. 2 is a comparative chart of an example of discharged energy for a conventional turbo operation mode and a turbo operation mode according to an embodiment;
[0007] FIG. 3 is a comparative plot of an example of battery voltage curves and battery current curves for a relatively long active duration of a turbo operation mode and a relatively short active duration of a turbo operation mode according to an embodiment;
[0008] FIG. 4 is a comparative plot of an example of a conventional power level setting and a power level setting according to an embodiment;
[0009] FIG. 5 is a comparative chart of an example of discharged energy for various duty cycle settings according to embodiments;
[0010] FIGs. 6A and 6B are flowcharts of examples of methods of controlling a turbo operation mode according to embodiments;
[0011] FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an example of a more detailed method of controlling a turbo operation mode according to an embodiment;
[0012] FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an example of a performance-enhanced computing system according to an embodiment; and
[0013] FIG. 9 is an illustration of an example of a semiconductor package apparatus according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0014] Turning now to FIG. 1, a conventional battery discharge curve 20 is shown in which a processing unit (e.g., central processing unit/CPU, host processor, graphics processing unit/GPU, graphics processor) is permitted to execute at an operating frequency (e.g., turbo boost mode) that is higher than the rated operating frequency for relatively long periodic bursts such as, for example, ten seconds (sec). The voltage (e.g., current/I times resistance/R) drop across the battery gradually discharges over time until a cutoff voltage threshold 22 is reached. As a result, a conventional level 26 of discharged energy is achieved before the cutoff voltage threshold 22 is reached.
, Claims:1. A computing system comprising:
a power management unit;
a processing unit coupled to the power management unit, the processing unit including a turbo operation mode; and
a memory including a set of instructions, which when executed by the power management unit, cause the power management unit to:
detect a condition with respect to the computing system, and
shorten a repeated active duration of the turbo operation mode in response to the condition.