Dynamic logic circuit
AssigneeTranslogic Technology, Inc.
InventorsDzung Joseph Tran, Mark Warren Acuff
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AssigneeTranslogic Technology, Inc.
InventorsDzung Joseph Tran, Mark Warren Acuff
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A dynamic logic circuit that uses substantially constant power and that has substantially constant propagation delay, independent of the number of inputs the dynamic logic circuit contains. In one embodiment of the circuit, an evaluation transistor is positioned between a precharge transistor and a dynamic logic block. The evaluation transistor separates a precharge node from the logic block during a precharge clock phase so that the logic block is not charged. A delay coupled to the precharge transistor allows the precharge transistor to remain activated during a portion of an evaluation clock phase to overcome any effects of charge-sharing between the precharge node and the dynamic logic block. Because the evaluation transistor separates the logic block from the precharge node, the precharge node can be charged independently of the number of inputs present in the dynamic logic block.
A dynamic logic circuit, comprising:
A dynamic logic circuit, comprising:
A dynamic logic circuit, comprising:
A method of precharging and evaluating a dynamic logic circuit, the method comprising the steps of:
A dynamic logic circuit, comprising:
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