Instruction-initiated method for suspending operation of a pipelined data processor

An instruction-initiated method for suspending operation of a pipelined data processor by selectively disabling a clock signal to pipeline subcircuitry in response to an instruction executed by the pipeline subcircuitry.

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Hauptverfasser: Maher, Robert, Garibay, Jr, Raul A, Herubin, Margaret R, Bluhm, Mark
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An instruction-initiated method for suspending operation of a pipelined data processor by selectively disabling a clock signal to pipeline subcircuitry in response to an instruction executed by the pipeline subcircuitry.