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Clock clamping circuit that prevents clock glitching and method therefor

US5808485A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 1996
Grant dateSep 15, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/00346
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for clamping a clock signal line that prevents clock glitching is disclosed. The system is comprised of a plurality of logic gates which generates a signal to clamp the clock signal line only on the occurrence of the clock signal line being low, a clock clamping signal 26 is generated indicating that a peripheral device wants to clamp the clock signal line, and a start condition is detected indicating that the clock signal line may be clamped.

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