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Clock gating using a cascaded clock gating control signal

US12088296B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2021
Grant dateSep 10, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K3/037
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A clock circuit for clock gating using a cascaded clock gating control signal, including: a first B-latch accepting, as input, a clock gating control signal and enabled by a first clock signal; a second B-latch accepting, as input, an output from the first B-latch and enabled by a second clock signal; and a first logic outputting, based on the first B-latch, a first gated clock signal; and a second logic outputting, based on the second B-latch, a second gated clock signal.

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