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Apparatus and method for immediately stopping clocks

US5574393A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1992
Grant dateNov 12, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/13
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bypass means is provided for bypassing a system clock disabling signal around a conventional system clock disabling signal processing path to reduce the amount of delay between the occurrence of the disabling signal and a stopping of the system clock.

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