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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1994
Joseph W Peterson, Austin, TX (US);
Alan F Hendrickson, Austin, TX (US);
Dale E Gulick, Austin, TX (US);
Dean Grumlose, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A clock generator and interrupt bypass circuit for use in reducing the power consumption of the electrical system in which they are implemented. The clock generator provides module clock signals for sequencing modules within the same electrical system, and is capable of generating those module clock signals when in an active mode, and of not generating those module clock signals when in a stand-by mode. The clock generator is further capable of providing a delay of a predetermined length from a request to enter shut-down mode to actual entry into shut-down mode, allowing time to prepare the electrical system for shut-down mode. The interrupt bypass circuit provides a means of leaving shut-down mode in the event that the relevant interrupt requests have been masked.