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US 2008/0313478 A1Published application
Mechanism to gate clock trunk and shut down clock source
OwnerWong Kar Leong, Mikal Hunsakerinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a clock source unit that generates a clock signal, multiple clock trunk lines that supply the clock signal to multiple devices, and a clock control unit that instructs the clock source unit that can gate or supply the clock signal on the clock trunk lines.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- a clock source unit to generate a clock signal;
- a plurality of clock trunk lines coupled to the clock source unit, each clock trunk line to supply the clock signal to one of a plurality of devices;
- and
- a clock control unit to instruct the clock source unit to gate or supply the clock signal on each of the plurality of clock trunk lines.
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A method, comprising:
- generating a clock signal;
- supplying a clock signal to a plurality of devices, wherein each of the plurality of devices is supplied the clock signal on a clock trunk line;
- gating the clock signal on the clock trunk line to each device that does not require the clock signal;
- and
- supplying the clock signal on the clock trunk line to each device that does require the clock signal.
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A system, comprising:
- a clock source unit to generate a clock signal;
- a first device;
- a first clock trunk line coupled to the clock source unit to supply the clock signal to the first device;
- a clock control unit to instruct the clock source unit to gate or supply the clock signal on the first clock trunk line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.