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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Rohit K. Kaul, Austin, TX (US);
Jon E. Tourville, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Rohit K. Kaul, Austin, TX (US);
Jon E. Tourville, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
One embodiment, having a corresponding method, features an integrated circuit comprising: a power supply terminal configured to receive electrical power; a core circuit powered by the electrical power, wherein the core circuit comprises a volatile memory configured to store data; a clock source configured to provide a clock signal at a selected frequency, wherein the selected frequency is one of a plurality of possible frequencies of the clock signal, and a processor configured to operate according to the clock signal; and a security circuit configured to reset the core circuit based on the selected frequency of the to clock signal and a voltage of the power supply terminal, wherein resetting the core circuit clears the data from the volatile memory.