Robust time borrowing pulse latches
AssigneeAltera Corporation
InventorsDavid Lewis, David Cashman, Jeffrey Christopher Chromczak
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeAltera Corporation
InventorsDavid Lewis, David Cashman, Jeffrey Christopher Chromczak
Estimating the term…
Configurable time-borrowing flip-flops may be based on configurable pulse generation circuitry and pulse latches. The circuitry may use a self-timed architecture that controls the width of clock pulses that are generated so that the pulse latches that are controlled by the clock pulses exhibit a reduced risk of race through conditions. Latch circuitry may be provided that is based on a pulse latch and an additional latch connected in series with the pulse latch. In situations in which there is a potential for race through conditions on an integrated circuit, the additional latch may be switched into use to convert the latch circuitry into an edge-triggered flip flop. Clock trees may be provide with configurable shorting structures that help to reduce clock skew. Low-contention clock drivers may drive signals onto the clock tree paths.
Circuitry on an integrated circuit, comprising:
Circuitry on an integrated circuit, comprising:
Circuitry on an integrated circuit, comprising:
Circuitry on an integrated circuit, comprising:
Circuitry on an integrated circuit, comprising:
Circuitry on an integrated circuit, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.