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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2004
Martin Jay Kinkade, Austin, TX (US);
Marlin Frederick, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Martin Jay Kinkade, Austin, TX (US);
Marlin Frederick, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A clocked scan flip-flopis provided in which a latchwithin the diagnostic data path is reused to store an operational signal value during a sleep mode. The operational signal value is supplied to the latchvia a sleep mode paththrough a transmission gate(or other tristate driver) controlled by a sleep mode control signal SLP. The diagnostic clock signal SCLK, the operational clock signal CLK and the sleep mode control signal SLP together provide the control operations for controlling the various elements within the clocked-scan flip-flopto move into and out of sleep mode.