Minimal-energy up/down counting apparatus and method for extremely low-power applications
US10295412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7201
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An integrated circuit counter includes a segmented thermometer coding counter architecture that reaches the thermodynamic energy minimum for a forward/reverse counting operation, requiring only one write or one erase operation per count so that energy consumption can be minimized, and circuit endurance maximized.
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