Dynamically activating and deactivating selected circuit blocks of a data processing integrated circuit during execution of instructions according to power code bits appended to selected instructions
US6625740B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit 300 included a plurality of circuit blocks 202-206 for selectively performing data processing operations in response to a set of instructions. Circuitry 301 dynamically activates and deactivates selected ones of circuit blocks 202-206 during the execution of the set of instructions.
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