Minimizing power consumption in pipelined circuit by shutting down pipelined circuit in response to predetermined period of time having expired
US6907534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3869
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Power consumption in a circuit is minimized. The circuit includes a pipelined circuit having a plurality of stages. A determination is made as to whether a predetermined period of time has expired. The predetermined period of time being associated with a predetermined period of time to detect a transition of an input or an output of the pipelined circuit. If the predetermined period of time is exceeded, a sequential shut-down procedure is performed on each stage in the plurality of stages of the pipelined circuit so that each stage is shut-down.
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