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Clock gating saves power by

  • A.removing the supply from a block that is not in use
  • B.lowering the frequency of the whole clock tree
  • C.reducing the supply voltage of the block
  • D.stopping the clock to a block that is not in use

Answer: D

Correct answer: stopping the clock to a block that is not in use

Dynamic power is consumed only when nodes switch, and nodes switch only when clocked, so gating the clock to an idle block removes its dynamic power entirely while leaving its state intact. What it does not remove is leakage - the block is still powered. Removing the supply is power gating, which saves the leakage too but loses the state.

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