Integrated circuit, clock gating circuit, and method

An integrated circuit 2 comprises a functional circuit 4, 6 which is arranged to operate in response to an operational clock signal having an operational clock frequency. To conserve power, the clock signal is distributed across the integrated circuit 2 at a distribution clock frequency which is les...

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Hauptverfasser:	ASHFIELD EDMOND JOHN SIMON, MYERS JAMES EDWARD
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY CALCULATING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS PHYSICS PULSE TECHNIQUE TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
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Zusammenfassung:	An integrated circuit 2 comprises a functional circuit 4, 6 which is arranged to operate in response to an operational clock signal having an operational clock frequency. To conserve power, the clock signal is distributed across the integrated circuit 2 at a distribution clock frequency which is less than the operational clock frequency. A clock converter 10 is provided to convert the distribution clock signal into the operational clock signal for controlling operation of the functional circuit 4, 6.