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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sebastien Jouin, La Chapelle-Launay, FR;
Patrice Menard, Saint Mars-du-Desert, FR;
Thierry Gourbilleau, Le Loroux-Bottereau, FR;
Yann Le Floch, Nantes, FR;
Mohamed Aichouchi, Nantes, FR;
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/06 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/06 (2013.01); G06F 1/10 (2013.01); G06F 1/3237 (2013.01); H03K 19/0016 (2013.01); G06F 2217/62 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1221 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clock generation system for an integrated circuit (IC) chip (e.g., a microcontroller) is disclosed that allows digital blocks and other components in the IC chip to start and stop internal clocks dynamically on demand to reduce power consumption.