31-05-2012 дата публикации
Номер: US20120137145A1
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A system comprises a central processing unit (), an interconnection bus (), and a plurality of functional modules (-) corresponding to distinct power domains and able to communicate with each other and/or with the central processing unit via the bus. At least one of the power domains, and is configured to be substituted for a slave functional module () of the power domain when the power to the power domain is turned off by the central processing unit. It signals an error in response to any request of a transaction that is in progress between the slave functional module and a master functional module at the moment the power is turned off. 111.-. (canceled)12. A power management system , comprising:a central processing unit;an interconnection bus;a plurality of functional modules corresponding to distinct power domains, able to communicate with each other, with the central processing unit, or both, via the interconnection bus, wherein the plurality of functional modules includes a slave functional module and an associated master functional module; anda terminator module associated with a power domain of the slave functional module, and configured to be substituted for the slave functional module when the power to the power domain of the slave functional module is turned off by the central processing unit, and to signal an error to the master functional module in response to a request of a transaction that is in progress between the slave functional module and the master functional module at the moment the power is turned off.13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the terminator module comprises a first logic unit adapted to produce a response signaling an error if a read operation is in progress at the moment the power is turned off claim 12 , and to do so for the entire duration of the read response expected by the master functional module.14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the terminator module comprises a second logic unit adapted to produce a response signaling an ...
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