Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Turning off clock to flip flops
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Application No.: US12632797Application Date: 2009-12-08
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Publication No.: US08347123B2Publication Date: 2013-01-01
- Inventor: Richard Thomas Schultz
- Applicant: Richard Thomas Schultz
- Applicant Address: US CA Milpitas
- Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee: LSI Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Milpitas
- Main IPC: G06F1/00
- IPC: G06F1/00 ; G06F1/26 ; G06F7/38 ; G06F7/62 ; G06F17/50 ; H03B21/00 ; H03K5/01 ; G04F1/00 ; G01R25/00

Abstract:
Exemplary techniques for turning off the clock signal to flip flops are described, which may reduce power consumption by electronic devices. In an implementation, a clock-gating logic turns off the clock signal to a flip flop when a data input of the flip flop remains untoggled. The reduction in power consumption is envisioned to also reduce heat generation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100083197A1 TURNING OFF CLOCK TO FLIP FLOPS Public/Granted day:2010-04-01
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