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Sleep mode circuit and a method for placing a circuit into sleep mode

US9195298B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Beken Corporation · CN

Inventors

Lizhen Zhu · Shanghai, CN
Ronghui Kong · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2013
Grant date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K19/0016
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first circuit is configured to communicatively couple to a second circuit including an analog circuit and a digital circuit. The first circuit comprises a lock unit and a sleep unit. The lock unit is configured to receive a lock enable signal and to lock a configuration signal of the digital circuit in response to the lock enable signal. The sleep unit is configured to receive a sleep triggering signal indicating to switch into sleep mode and to generate an off signal to switch off the digital circuit in response to the sleep triggering signal, while the analog circuit remains on.

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