Integrated circuits with hybrid fixed/configurable clock networks
AssigneeAltera Corporation
InventorsKenneth Duong, Jung Ko
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AssigneeAltera Corporation
InventorsKenneth Duong, Jung Ko
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An integrated circuit with a clock distribution network is provided. The clock distribution network may include configurable clock routing paths linking a clock source to one or more clock tree roots and may also include fixed clock routing paths linking the clock tree roots to corresponding leaf nodes. Both the configurable clock routing paths and the fixed clock routing paths can be implemented using an array of logic regions, where each logic region includes a clock switching box, a horizontal routing segment, a vertical routing segment, and associated logic circuitry. The configurable routing paths may include horizontal/vertical routing segments with bidirectional tristate buffers. The fixed routing paths may include horizontal/vertical routing segments with unidirectional inverters that are configured to form an H-tree.
An integrated circuit, comprising:
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A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit, comprising:
Hybrid clock distribution circuitry, comprising:
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