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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);
David R. Bearden, Austin, TX (US);
Arthur R. Piejko, Austin, TX (US);
Ravindraraj Ramaraju, Round Rock, TX (US);
David R. Bearden, Austin, TX (US);
Arthur R. Piejko, Austin, TX (US);
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A storage element () includes a first latch () and a second latch (). The first latch () is coupled to a first power supply voltage terminal for receiving a first power supply voltage. The second latch () is coupled to a second power supply voltage terminal. The second power supply voltage terminal for receiving a second power supply voltage that is lower than the first power supply voltage. During a normal mode of operation, the second power supply voltage is not provided to the second latch. During a low power mode of operation data is transferred from the first latch to the second latch and the first latch is powered down. The data is retained by the second latch while in low power mode.