Apparatus and method for configurable power management

A method and apparatus to facilitate low-power consumption through a configurable suspend mode of operation of a PLD, the PLD comprising an application logic block coupled to receive configuration data bits and adapted to implement a logic application in response to the configuration data bits, a suspend pin coupled to receive a suspend signal, a write protect block coupled to the application logic block and adapted to prohibit the application logic block from changing logic states in response to a suspend mode initiated by the suspend signal; and an awake pin adapted to provide an awake signal that is indicative of a status of the suspend mode.