Patent ID: 11971741
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 36:
37. A method for aging control, in a system including a multiplexer and a signal path coupled to an output of the multiplexer, comprising:
in an active mode,
instructing the multiplexer to select a first input of the multiplexer; and
inputting a clock signal to the first input of the multiplexer; and

in an idle mode,
instructing the multiplexer to select a second input of the multiplexer;
inputting a control signal to the second input of the multiplexer;
setting the control signal high for k of N consecutive idle periods; and
setting the control signal low for N-k of the N consecutive idle periods;
wherein k is an integer equal to or greater than one, and N is an integer greater than k.