Method and apparatus for waking up a circuit
First Claim
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1. A method, comprising:
- requesting that a power supply be enabled;
starting a timer;
waking up a circuit if the power supply is ramped up to a threshold level and the timer is not expired; and
waking up the circuit when the timer expires if the circuit is not already woken.
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Abstract
An indication that a power supply is ramped up to a threshold level is received. A circuit is woken up in response to receiving the indication if a control field of configuration information is in a first state, and the circuit is not woken up in response to receiving the indication if the control field of configuration information is in a second state.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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requesting that a power supply be enabled; starting a timer; waking up a circuit if the power supply is ramped up to a threshold level and the timer is not expired; and waking up the circuit when the timer expires if the circuit is not already woken. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a timer; a state machine coupled to the timer, the state machine to; enable a power supply, start the timer, wake up a circuit if the power supply is ramped up to a threshold level and the timer is not expired, and wake up the circuit when the timer expires if the circuit is not already woken. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication that a power supply is ramped up to a threshold level; waking up a circuit in response to receiving the indication if a control field of configuration information is in a first state; and not waking up the circuit in response to receiving the indication if the control field of configuration information is in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
a state machine to; receive an indication that a power supply is ramped up to a threshold level, wake up a circuit in response to receiving the indication if a control field of configuration information is in a first state; and not wake up the circuit in response to receiving the indication if the control field of configuration information is in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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