Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Electrical time base – Solid state oscillating circuit type
Patent
1995-08-24
1997-06-17
Miska, Vit W.
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Electrical time base
Solid state oscillating circuit type
364271, G04C 1308, G06F 104, G06F 118
Patent
active
056403739
ABSTRACT:
A secure time keeping peripheral device is for synchronizing a time reference clock signal to a system clock signal and is especially suited for use in low-power processor applications. Time reference circuitry adjusts a time reference counter held therein responsive to transitions of the time reference clock signal. At least one system time register is connected to the time reference circuitry to receive the time reference counter responsive to transitions of a synchronizing signal. Synchronizing signal generating circuitry is connected to receive the system clock signal and to provide the synchronizing signal, synchronous to the system clock signal, when an externally provided enable signal is asserted to the synchronizing signal generating circuitry. Since the system time register circuitry is only sampled when the externally provided enable signal is asserted (e.g., when the processor needs to determine the value of the "real time clock"), power consumption by the secure time keeping device is greatly reduced relative to power consumption of conventional secure time keeping devices.
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Miska Vit W.
National Semiconductor Corporation
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