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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Mack Wayne Riley, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel Lawrence Stasiak, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Fan Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Douglas Weitzel, Round Rock, TX (US);
Mack Wayne Riley, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel Lawrence Stasiak, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Fan Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Douglas Weitzel, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program are provided to disable clock distribution. In microprocessors, the clock distribution system can account for a substantial amount of power consumption. Disabling the clock distribution system, however, has been difficult because of the usual requirement for a separate clock for control logic. Therefore, combinational logic can be employed to disrupt the clock distribution and allow a processor to be awakened without a need for a separate clock.