Patent · US Expired

Differential cascode voltage switch (DCVS) master slice for high efficiency/custom density physical design

US4608649A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
13References
2Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 27, 1983
Grant dateAug 26, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 27, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/1738
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A topological physical circuit design is utilized for the support of a Differential Cascode Voltage Switch circuit/logic technology in an Automated Placement-Wiring environment. This physical entity takes the form of a "brickwall" set of transistors in a Master Slice image which may be stored and later personalized.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.