Dual wakeup interrupt controllers
US11281473B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatuses comprising processing circuitry, a first wakeup interrupt controller connected to the processing circuitry via a first interface, and a second wakeup interrupt controller connected to the processing circuitry via a second interface, and methods of operating such apparatuses, are disclosed. Prior to the processing circuitry entering a low power state, information defining at least one wakeup event is transferred from the processing circuitry to a selected wakeup interrupt controller. Whilst the processing circuitry is in the low power state, the selected wakeup interrupt controller receives event indications. If one of these event indications is a defined wakeup event, then the processing circuitry is caused to exit the low power state.
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