Clock supply method and information processing apparatus
US8140918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1604
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A clock supply method for supplying a clock to a plurality of processing units includes supplying a clock from a first clock supply unit to processing units forming a first group as a primary clock and to processing units forming a second group as a standby clock; supplying a clock from a second clock supply unit including a clock source different from that of the first clock supply unit to the processing units forming the second group as a primary clock and to the processing units forming the first group as a standby clock; and when a processing unit in the first or second group detects an abnormality of the primary clock, switching the standby clock into use in place of the primary clock being supplied to the processing units that has detected the abnormality belongs; wherein the first and second clock supply units supply clocks with the same frequency.
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