Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated circuit and electronic device for controlling function modules in low-power state according to operation state, and control method therefor
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Application No.: US16971049Application Date: 2019-03-05
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Publication No.: US11307608B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Minwoo Song , Younghyun Ban , Juyoung Lim , Chulmin Lee
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Cha & Reiter, LLC.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0025907 20180305
- International Application: PCT/KR2019/002484 WO 20190305
- International Announcement: WO2019/172590 WO 20190912
- Main IPC: G06F1/10
- IPC: G06F1/10 ; G06F1/06 ; H03K5/00

Abstract:
Disclosed are an integrated circuit for controlling function modules to a low-power status depending on an operating status, an electronic device, and a control method thereof. An integrated circuit includes at least one clock generator, a clock distribution circuit that distributes a clock generated by the at least one clock generator, a plurality of function modules that receive the clock distributed by the clock distribution circuit, a monitoring circuit that monitors operating statuses of the at least one clock generator and the clock distribution circuit, a memory, and at least one control circuit. When the operating statuses of the at least one clock generator and the clock distribution circuit monitored by the monitoring circuit correspond to a specified operating status, the at least one control circuit is configured to control at least one of at least one function module of the plurality of function modules, the at least one clock generator, or the clock distribution circuit based on a specified control method. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.
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