Non-blocking delayed clocking system for domino logic
US6018254A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/0963
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A non-blocking multiple-phase clocking system for use with domino-type dynamic logic provides clock phases with overlapping evaluation phases to a circuit including a several cascaded dynamic logic gates. The circuit also includes a first flip-flop that is coupled to provide input signal(s) to the first dynamic logic gate of the cascade and a second flip-flop that is coupled to receive output signal(s) from the last dynamic logic gate of the cascade. The clocking system provides a first clock phase to the first dynamic logic gate, a second clock phase to the second dynamic logic gate and so on. A timing analysis is performed of each logic path in the circuit to determine the arrival time of each critical input signals to each dynamic logic gate. The delay between adjacent clock phase is then predetermined so that each dynamic logic gate enters its evaluation phase before the critical input signal(s) to the particular dynamic logic gate arrives. This adjustment of the clock phases maximizes the logic evaluation speed of the dynamic logic circuit.
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