摘要 |
PURPOSE: A dynamic hardware cache power managing apparatus and a method thereof are provided to perform power management of a digital system and to initialize a circuit block for operation. CONSTITUTION: An L2 cache memory stores data for distinguishing a first operation group and a second operation group. The first operation group is a group to be performed before turning off the power of a circuit block. The second operation group is a group to be performed after turning on the power of the circuit block. A cache control circuit(52) receives a request for turning off the power of the circuit block. |