Events Calendar

CRA-W/CDC Distinguished Lecture Series

Speaker: Dr. Mondira (Mandy) Pant, Intel

Talk Title: Microprocessor Power Challenges

Abstract: The relentless pursuit of microprocessor performance over the last decade has been challenged by power consumption. The talk will provide an overview of the microprocessor power trends, reviewing historical efforts to control power such as thermal throttling. Also covered will be a review of power states and how they are used to reduce power in processors. Specific techniques used in today's generation of processors to reduce power like power gating; independent voltage and frequency domains; dynamic power and frequency scaling in response to processor loading and operating system state requests; making use of wide dynamic range, will be mentioned. Further the talk will include some discussions on power delivery challenges associated with these power reduction efforts.

Biography: Dr. Mondira (Mandy) Deb Pant received her B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from I.I.T Kharagpur, India in 1995. She picked up a MS in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA in 1997 and 2000 respectively. She joined Intel in Aug 2001 as part of the Alpha team acquisition from Compaq Computer Corporation where she worked since graduating in Aug 2000. The first couple of years she worked as the Sequential design lead on a next generation ItaniumTM microprocessor. Over the past couple of years, as a lead technologist in the area of power delivery and power management, she has been investigating and driving several issues in the power space, particularly on-chip power delivery issues, power management and power reduction on the next generation XeonTM server and ItaniumTM microprocessors at Intel. She has given several invited talks at various conferences and universities, most recently as a Keynote speaker at the GLVSI conference and is regarded as an expert in her field. In 2009, Mandy was been recognized by Mass High Tech as one of the top ten upcoming Women to Watch. To know more about her you can visit her website: www.mondirapant.com

Host: Prof. Timothy Pinkston

Location: Ronald Tutor Hall of Engineering (RTH) - 324

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Estela Lopez