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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1995
Hong Hao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kanti Bhabuthmal, Fremont, CA (US);
Sun Mircosystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A clock generation and control circuit to debug an integrated circuit includes a multiplexer connected to a set of input lines that carry a set of clock signals. The multiplexer selects one of the input lines in response to a select signal generated by a decode circuit. A control circuit provides input signals to the decode circuit. The control circuit specifies a disabled output clock signal in response to a stop signal applied to a single external pin of the integrated circuit. Alternately, the control circuit specifies a disabled output clock signal through a test access port of the integrated circuit. Debug operations are executed while the output clock signal is disabled.