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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Maher, Carrollton, TX (US);
Raul A Garibay, Jr, Plano, TX (US);
Margaret R Herubin, Coppell, TX (US);
Mark Bluhm, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cyrix Corporation, Richardson, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395750 ; 395560 ; 364707 ; 365227 ;
Abstract
A processing unit includes a plurality of subcircuits and circuitry for generating clock signals thereto. Detection circuitry detects the assertion of a control signal and disabling circuitry is operable to disable the clock signals to one or more of the subcircuits responsive to the control signal.