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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Atsushi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyuki Hatakeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taichi Niki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Nishino, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Atsushi Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akiyuki Hatakeyama, Tokyo, JP;
Taichi Niki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoichi Nishino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Computer Enterainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for: selectively supplying a first source of power to a plurality of circuit blocks of a system using a plurality of gate circuits responsive to respective control signals provided by at least one control circuit; and providing a second source of power to operate the control circuit before the first source of power is available to the gate circuits such that the control signals are valid before such availability.