Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption

A technology of generation device and control device, applied in the direction of reducing energy consumption, current supply device, data processing power supply, etc., can solve problems such as restricting application

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-05-08
TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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[0004] One problem with this circuit is that reaching an asynchronous interrupt while the external clock is inhibited can cause the internal clock to switch and possibly cause the proces

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[0015] FIG. 1 shows two processors, processor A 10 and processor B 20 . Processor A10 receives a clock signal EXT_CLK from processor B via a terminal 21 and uses this signal to generate an internal clock MAIN_CLK. For the present embodiment, it is assumed that the processor A 10 and the processor B 20 are contained in a mobile phone which is separate from each other. Signal EXT_CLK is generated by an internal clock within processor B 20 . Processor B's internal clock will be continuously generated to maintain synchronization with the network.

[0016] During periods of inactivity, the internal clock MAIN_CLK of processor A 10 can be disabled to save power. Therefore, processor A 10 does not need to receive the external clock signal EXT_CLK from processor B 20 during this period. For this purpose processor B20 contains a suitable switch, indicated in the figure by an open switch symbol 23, for interrupting the transmission of the clock signal ETX_CLK.

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An arrangement for clock control in a device receiving a clock from an external source includes switching means (101) for switching an external clock through to the device as an internal clock, and clock request generation means (102, 103), adapted to switch clock signal through to the external clock controller as requests for suppressing and restarting the external clock. Control means (104) are provided in the form of a state machine to control the generation of the internal clock through the switching means, and to control the clock request generation means in accordance with a predetermined state of two signals, one generated internally by the device, the other by the external clock controller (20). The clock request generation means are also coupled to a clock start module adapted to receive several input signals (12) for signalling an event requiring the clocked operation of the device.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for deactivating and restarting a clock in a device. The invention particularly relates to devices, such as battery powered devices, which require that clock generation be suppressed during periods of inactivity to reduce power consumption. Background technique [0002] In battery powered products, such as mobile phones or portable personal computers, it is important to conserve power in order to extend battery life. One way to reduce power is to turn off the processor clock during periods of inactivity. However, in products that need to operate synchronously with an external device, such as a mobile phone that must be synchronized with a network, at least one clock must be running continuously to provide this synchronization. In a product containing several processors, one processor is usually designated as the master processor relative to one or several slave processors in t...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F1/04G06F1/32H04M1/73
CPCG06F1/3237H04W52/0287Y02B60/1221G06F1/3203G06F1/3215Y02D10/00Y02D30/70
Inventor S·梅尔
Owner TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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