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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip S Smith, Austin, TX (US);
Kuppuswamy Raghunathan, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364200 ;
Abstract
In response to a software instruction, a static microprocessor is placed in a low current mode by disabling clock pulse generation. Means are provided for disabling a master oscillator when a STOP instruction is decoded. Additional means are provided for inhibiting clock pulses when a WAIT instruction is decoded without disabling the master oscillator. Clock pulse generation is again enabled upon receipt of a reset or interrupt signal.