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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Barry A. Hoberman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel L. Hillman, San Jose, CA (US);
William G. Walker, Saratoga, CA (US);
John M. Callahan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michael A. Zampaglione, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Cole, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Barry A. Hoberman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel L. Hillman, San Jose, CA (US);
William G. Walker, Saratoga, CA (US);
John M. Callahan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michael A. Zampaglione, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Cole, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry.