Power consumption and reduction in a real, commercial multimedia core
Dominic A. Antonelli, Alan Jay Smith, Jan-Willem van de Waerdt · 2009
Peak power and total energy consumption are key factors in the design of embedded microprocessors. Many techniques have been shown to provide great reductions in peak power and/or energy consumption. Unfortunately, several unrealistic assumptions are often made in research studies, especially in regards to multimedia processors. This paper focuses on power reduction in real commercial processors, and how that differs from more abstract research studies.