Patent ID: 11933844
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A circuit, comprising:
a memory;
a gating circuit having an input, a first set of logic gates, a second set of logic gates, and a first decoder, wherein the first set of logic gates are coupled the first decoder, wherein the first decoder is coupled to the second set of logic gates, and wherein the second set of logic gates are operatively coupled to the memory; and
a path selector configured to receive a control signal and having an output coupled to the first set of logic gates;
wherein the gating circuit further comprises an input coupled to the output of the path selector and a set of clock gates, and the gating circuit is configured to enable at least one clock gate in the gating circuit to enable memory access by an external device based upon the control signal.