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A system that includes a first die with a central processing unit (CPU) and a second die electrically coupled to the first die by die-to-die interconnects is described. During operation, the first die: provides, to the second die, a set of predefined wake-up events; provides, to the second die, a message that transitions power-management control of the first die to the second die; and transitions the first die from a first operating mode to a second operating mode that has lower power consumption than that of the first operating mode. Then, the second die: determines an occurrence of a predefined wake-up event based at least in part on the set of predefined wake-up events; and provides, to the first die, information that initiates a transition of the first die from the second operating mode to the first operating mode.