Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption within a...

Miscellaneous active electrical nonlinear devices – circuits – and – Specific signal discriminating without subsequent control – Having selection between plural continuous waveforms

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C327S544000, C327S141000, C326S093000

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ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption within a logic device is described. A logic device comprises a clock gate and a flip-flop. The clock gate includes a clock enable terminal and a clock terminal. The flip-flop includes an input terminal, an output terminal, and a configuration terminal. The flip-flop is coupled to the clock gate. The flip-flop is configurable to trigger on at least one of a rising edge and a falling edge of a clock signal. The clock gate controllably gates the clock signal coupled to the clock terminal.

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