The inquirer posted something that caught my attention. Intel appears to have invented a cunning method which after detecting overclocking on a microprocessor can then prevent such overclocking by reducing the clock rate on a microprocessor.
The patent, 6,535,988 ? was granted to Intel on March 18th last, and was invented by David L. Poisner at the Folsom, California site.
It claims to detect and deter overclocking of a signal for microprocessors which includes a detection circuit and a prevention circuit, which limits or reduces the performance of the processor when the circuit detects an overclocked signal.
There's a list of 30 different features implemented in the patent.
Most processors, explains the patent, can be clocked at frequencies much greater than the marked frequencies, and that could mean distributors and/or resellers remarking chips at higher frequencies and then selling them at higher prices
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The patent, 6,535,988 ? was granted to Intel on March 18th last, and was invented by David L. Poisner at the Folsom, California site.
It claims to detect and deter overclocking of a signal for microprocessors which includes a detection circuit and a prevention circuit, which limits or reduces the performance of the processor when the circuit detects an overclocked signal.
There's a list of 30 different features implemented in the patent.
Most processors, explains the patent, can be clocked at frequencies much greater than the marked frequencies, and that could mean distributors and/or resellers remarking chips at higher frequencies and then selling them at higher prices
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