The method of this invention prevents transient currents at high-frequency disable cycles and disables DC current paths after a minimum delay time, thereby reducing power dissipation. This invention includes a delay circuit functioning to prevent disablement of DC paths where chip-disable times occur at intervals below a minimum duration. The result is a decrease in the number of undesired voltage drops on internal power buses due to transient currents. The method detects external chip-disable pulses that occur before a minimum time duration, then prevents those pulses from powering down internal direct-current paths. At the same time, the output driver high impedance functionality of the chip-disable signal is preserved.