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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsan-Kuen Wang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Samson X Huang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mustafiz R Choudhury, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Edward T Grochowski, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
713320 ; 713300 ;
Abstract
A processor has a clock generator circuit, a sleep pin that receives an external sleep signal, and a first interface circuit coupled to the clock generator circuit and the sleep pin. The clock generator circuit generates a core clock signal and a bus clock signal in response to an external clock signal. When the external sleep signal is asserted, the processor enters a sleep state when the core clock signal and the bus clock signal are in a first predetermined relationship with each other.