There is provided a media access controller with a power-save mode.
Particularly, the media access controller of the present invention
minimizes power loss by disabling clocks applied to all blocks, including
CPU, of the media access controller during the power-save mode. The media
access controller of the present invention includes: a power-save master
for securing stable transmission/reception of data through bus by
respective processors contained in the controller; a wake-up timer for
noticing that the power-save mode is expired; a power control unit for
determining whether to supply a power to a phase-locked loop, and a
timing when clocks for the media access controller are applied and
disabled; and a locktime register for storing a locktime when an output
of the phase-locked loop is settled. Additionally, there is provided a
method of efficiently changing the media access controller from the
active mode to the power-save mode, and vice versa.