In this article, we study the problem of how to maximize the throughput of a periodic real-time
system under a given peak temperature constraint. We assume that different tasks in our …

While the dynamic thermal management problem is closely related to the dynamic power
management problem, it has its own distinct features. In this paper, we study the feasibility …

Embedded real-time systems face significant challenges in thermal management. While
earlier research on feedback thermal control has shown promise in dealing with the …

With the growing need to address the thermal issues in modern processing platforms,
various performance throttling schemes have been proposed in literature (DVFS, clock …

While the dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) techniques are efficient in reducing the dynamic
energy consumption for the processor, varying voltage alone becomes less effective for the …

Leakage power is becoming significant in new generation IC chips. As leakage power is
nonlinearly related to temperature, it is challenging to manage the thermal behavior of …

Thermal management is becoming a critical issue in computing system design as the
processor power continues to grow exponentially. Since high power consumption leads to …

For decades now, thermal rise has been spotted as one of the major constraints of
performance for high-end safety-critical processors. In this context, Dynamic Voltage and …

Technology advances in microprocessor design have resulted in high device density and
performance during the last decades. More components are fabricated on the chip die and …

As the semiconductor technology continues its marching toward the deep sub-micron
domain, the strong relation between leakage current and temperature becomes critical in …