Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control – Power conservation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-10
2006-10-10
Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
Power conservation
C713S322000, C713S324000, C712S220000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07120810
ABSTRACT:
An instruction-initiated power management method for a pipelined data processor by which a clock signal to pipeline subcircuitry is selectively disabled in response to an instruction executed by the pipeline subcircuitry.
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Bluhm Mark
Garibay, Jr. Raul A.
Herubin Margaret R.
Maher Robert
Du Thuan
National Semiconductor Corporation
Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz
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