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US 2002/0158670 A1Published application
Domino circuit
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorAtila Alvandpour
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Abstract
A domino logic circuit contained within an integrated circuit includes a dynamic logic circuit and an intermediate logic circuit. The intermediate logic circuit includes a pull-up transistor having a source terminal coupled to a source voltage line and an n-block transistor having a source terminal connected to a low ground voltage line.
Claims25
A domino logic circuit contained within an integrated circuit comprising:
- a clock signal for controlling pre-charge and evaluation phases of the domino logic circuit,
- a dynamic logic circuit, the dynamic logic circuit having
- a first input port to receive the clock signal,
- a second input port to receive a logic signal,
- an output port to deliver a first evaluated signal to an intermediate logic circuit, the intermediate logic circuit having
- a pull-up transistor having a source terminal coupled to a source voltage line, the pull-up transistor also having a gate input to receive a control signal which is derived in reference to the clock signal,
- an n-block transistor having a gate input to receive the first evaluated signal from the dynamic logic block, the n-block transistor also having an output port to deliver a second evaluated signal to a target circuit, the n-block transistor also having a source terminal connected to a low ground voltage line.
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A domino logic circuit contained within an integrated circuit comprising:
- a clock signal for controlling pre-charge and evaluation phases of the domino logic circuit,
- a dynamic logic circuit, the dynamic logic circuit having
- a first input port to receive the clock signal,
- a second input port to receive a logic signal,
- an output port to deliver a first evaluated signal to an intermediate logic circuit, the intermediate logic circuit having
- a first pull-up transistor having a gate input to receive a first control signal which is derived in reference to the clock signal,
- an n-block transistor having a gate input to receive the first evaluated signal from the dynamic logic block, the n-block transistor also having an output port to deliver a second evaluated signal to a target circuit, the n-block transistor also having a source terminal connected to a low ground voltage line,
- a delay element having an input port for receiving the first control signal input to the first pull-up transistor, the delay element also having an output port for delivering a delayed control signal to a logic gate,
- the logic gate having
- a first input port for receiving the delayed control signal,
- a second input port for receiving the second evaluated signal from the n-block transistor,
- an output port for delivering a second control signal to a second pull-up transistor, the second transistor having a gate input for receiving the second control signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.