Patent ID: 11967358
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus comprising:
a clock input buffer configured to provide an input signal as a clock signal;
a clock gating circuit configured to provide the clock signal when activated;
an oscillator circuit configured to provide a periodic bias temperature instability (BTI) signal;
a clock toggle logic circuit configured to provide the periodic BTI signal as the input signal of the clock input buffer when a mode signal is active, wherein the mode signal is active when the apparatus is in an unclocked mode; and
a BTI logic circuit configured to provide a BTI pulse signal based on the periodic BTI signal when the apparatus is not in an unclocked mode, wherein the BTI pulse signal is configured to activate the clock gating circuit.