Method of reducing power of a circuit
US7653891B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/1731
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of reducing power of a circuit is described. The method includes determining at least one unused selection input associated with stages of a multiplexer tree; pulling the at least one unused selection input to a constant value; and assigning predetermined values to unused data inputs of the multiplexer tree associated with the at least one unused selection input.
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