Systems and methods for low power bus operation

Details Systems and methods for low power bus operation Systems and methods for low power bus operation

2006-01-26

2009-12-29

Connolly, Mark (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

Power conservation

C713S300000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07640444

ABSTRACT:
Various systems and methods for power reduction are disclosed herein. As one example, a method for power reduction in a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a semiconductor device that includes a bus. The bus includes a group of signals and a control signal associated with the group of signals. In one particular case, the group of signals is a data bus and the control signal is a low frequency signal implementing some particular control specific to the bus. In the method, the control signal doubles as a polarity control that indicates a polarity state of the group of signals while actively indicating the status of the particular control.

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