Dynamic decode circuit with active glitch control method
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul Alan Bunce, Yuen Hung Chan, John D Davis, Antonio Raffaele Pelella
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPaul Alan Bunce, Yuen Hung Chan, John D Davis, Antonio Raffaele Pelella
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A method for a dynamic decode circuit to decode a plurality of input signals, the dynamic decode circuit comprises a decoder that decodes the plurality of input signals to produce a result at a first node, the result is propagated to a second node while an evaluation clock is active by a pair of serially connected transistors consisting of a transistor receiving an evaluation clock at its gate and a transistor receiving the first node at its gate, the interconnection of the pair of serially connected transistors is precharged when the evaluation clock is inactive.
A method for precharging a dynamic decode circuit, the dynamic decode circuit comprising a decoder connected to a first node and an evaluate circuit, the evaluate circuit comprising a first transistor serially connected to a second transistor by way of an interconnecting node, the evaluate circuit connected between a second node and a first power source, the dynamic decode circuit performing the method comprising:
A method for precharging a plurality of dynamic decode circuits, each dynamic decode circuit of the plurality of dynamic decode circuits comprising a respective plurality of precharge circuits, a respective decoder connected to a respective first node and a respective evaluate circuit, the respective evaluate circuit comprising a first transistor serially connected to a second transistor by way of an interconnecting node, the respective evaluate circuit connected between a second node and a first power source, the each dynamic decode circuit performing the method comprising:
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