Instruction-initiated power management method for a pipelined data processor

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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Hauptverfasser: MAHER ROBERT, HERUBIN MARGARET R, BLUHM MARK, GARIBAY, JR. RAUL A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.