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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Dialog Semiconductor Korea Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Hee Jun Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Eun Suk Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Dialog Semiconductor Korea Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/14 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 1/32 (2019.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/14 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 9/4403 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pulse counting apparatus operating at a low power and an operation method thereof are provided. The pulse counting apparatus includes a pulse counter configured to count a number of pulses inputted from outside of the pulse counting apparatus and generate an interrupt signal; a timer unit configured to generate a wake-up signal according to a preset time; a real time clock (RTC) configured to serve as a clock of the pulse counter and the timer unit; and a processor configured to switch from a sleep mode to an active mode when the interrupt signal or the wake-up signal is generated.