US 6,674,307 B2 · General-purpose logic module and cell using the same

A general-purpose logic module comprising:

a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate,
wherein said general purpose logic module comprises a NAND circuit,
wherein said third node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output, and
wherein said general-purpose logic module is formed by connecting said first node to a logic “0” and setting said second node at a non-connection.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module comprising:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module comprising a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to a an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module comprising:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is connected to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter, wherein said first general-purpose logic module comprises a NAND circuit, and
wherein said first node is connected to a logic “0” and said second node is set at a non-connection so that said third node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to a an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is connected to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter,
wherein said first general-purpose logic module is formed in a NOR circuit, in which said third node is connected to a logic “1” and said second node is set at a non-connection so that said first node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to a an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is connected to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter, wherein said first general-purpose logic module is formed in an EXNOR circuit, in which said second node is connected to said third node so that said first node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module comprising:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
and
a sixth node which is connected to the output of said second inverter,
(B) a second general-purpose logic module comprising a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to a an eighth node:
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module comprising:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is connected to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter,
wherein said first general-purpose logic module further comprises a sixth node which is connected to the output of said second inverter, and
wherein said first general-purpose logic module is formed in an EXOR circuit, in which said first node is connected to said sixth node and said second node is set at the non-connection so that said third node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to a an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is connected to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter,
wherein a latch circuit is formed by setting said second node of said first general-purpose logic module at a non-connection, and connecting said first node to said eighth node of a first module which is one of said second general-purpose logic module, and connecting said fifth node to said seventh node of said first module and said seventh node of a second module which is another one of said second general-purpose logic module, such that said third node of said first general-purpose logic module is used as a data input, and said fourth node is used as an enable input, and said eighth node of said second module is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second node which is connected to an output of said first inverter;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to the output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to the output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to a an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is connected to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter,
wherein a flip-flop circuit is formed by setting said second node of a first module which is one of said first general-purpose logic module at a non-connection, connecting said first node of said first module to said second node of a second module which is another one of said first general-purpose logic module, connecting said fifth node of said first module to said first node of said second module, connection said third node of said second module to said eighth node of a third module which is one of said second general-purpose logic module, and connecting said fifth node to said seventh node of said third module and said seventh node of a fourth module that is another one of said second general-purpose logic module, such that a third node of said first module is used as a data input, and said fourth node of said first module and said fourth node of said second module are used as clock inputs, and said eighth node of said fourth module is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module comprising:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a sixth node which is connected to an output of the second inverter;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to an output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module comprising a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module comprising:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is inputted to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter,
wherein said first general-purpose logic module comprises a NAND circuit, and
wherein said first node is connected to a logic “0” and sixth node is set at a non-connection so that said third node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a sixth node which is connected to an output of the second inverter;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to an output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is inputted to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter;
wherein said first general-purpose logic module is formed in a NOR circuit, in which said third node is connected to a logic “1” and said sixth node is set at the non-connection so that said first node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a sixth node which is connected to an output of the second inverter;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to an output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is inputted to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter;
wherein said first general-purpose logic module further comprises a second node which is connected to the output of said first inverter, and said first general-purpose logic module is formed in an EXNOR circuit, in which said second node is connected to said third node so that said first node an said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a sixth node which is connected to an output of the second inverter;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to an output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is inputted to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter;
wherein said first general-purpose logic module is formed in an EXOR circuit, in which said first node is connected to said sixth node so that said third node and said fourth node are used as inputs and said fifth node is used as an output.

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A cell comprising:

(A) a first general-purpose logic module including:
a first inverter in which an input is connected to a first node;
a second inverter in which an input is connected to a third node;
a sixth node which is connected to an output of the second inverter;
a third inverter in which an input is connected to a fourth node;
a first transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said first inverter, a first control input is connected to said fourth node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said third inverter;
a second transfer gate in which an input is connected to an output of said second inverter, a first control input is connected to an output of said third inverter, and a second control input is connected to said fourth node;
and
a fifth node which is connected to an output of said first transfer gate and an output of said second transfer gate;
(B) a second general-purpose logic module including:
a fourth inverter in which an input is connected to a seventh node and an output is connected to an eighth node;
and
(C) a third general-purpose logic module including:
a fifth inverter in which an input is connected to an eleventh node;
a third transfer gate in which an input is connected to a ninth node, a first control input is inputted to said eleventh node, and a second control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter;
a fourth transfer gate in which an input is connected to a tenth node, a first control input is connected to an output of said fifth inverter, and a second control input is connected to said eleventh node;
a sixth inverter in which an input is connected to an output of said third transfer gate and an output of said fourth transfer gate;
and
a twelfth node which is connected to an output of the sixth inverter;
wherein a latch is formed by setting said sixth node of said first general-purpose logic module at a non-connection, and connecting said first node to said eighth node of a first module that is one of said second general-purpose logic module, and connecting said fifth node to said seventh node of said first module and said seventh node of a second module which is another one of said second general-purpose logic module, such that said third node of said first general-purpose logic module is used as a data input, and said fourth node is used as an enable input, and said eighth node of said second module is used as an output.

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