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Semiconductor integrated circuit

US6388474B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 2001
Grant dateMay 14, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/1737
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For the relation between the first and second pass-transistor circuits (PT1, PT2), the output signal of the preceding-stage is supplied to the gate of the succeeding-stage, and for the relation between the second and third pass-transistor circuits (PT2, PT3), the output signal of the preceding-stage is supplied to the source-drain path of the succeeding-stage. The first pass-transistor circuit (PT1) receives on its first input node (In1) and second input node (In2) the first input signal and the second input signal that are logically independent from each other. This logic circuit requires a smaller number of transistors and is capable of reducing the power consumption and delay and accomplishing an intricate logic function.

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