Asynchronous circuit and system
US4167789A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1975 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2211/5642
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An asynchronous logic circuit is provided having three stable states, namely two information states and a neutral state. Information is transferred between cascaded such circuits wholly under the control of such circuits and at a rate determined by the delay times through various gates. Feedback is employed between each circuit so that for any two given circuits the transfer logic is IN.fwdarw.NI, I representing an information state and N representing the neutral state. Reversible cascaded chains are discussed as well as parallel feed-in and feed-out of information, and fan-in, fan-out and recirculating loops of information. The cascaded circuits (nets) employ interface circuits comprising in most instances a specified part of the basic net circuit.
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