Method and apparatus for controlling power state of a multi-lane serial bus link having a plurality of state transition detectors wherein powering down all the state transition detectors except one
US7188263B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/3209
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement provides for further power reduction where a system includes two or more electrical components that can be placed into two or more power consumption states. The arrangement can take advantage of existing circuitry to selectively disable certain state transition detectors to thereby provide additional power reduction.
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