Conditional clock buffer circuit
US6657462B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/10
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A conditional clock buffer circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, a conditional clock buffer circuit includes a precharge circuit, a first transistor and a second transistor coupled to the precharge circuit via the first node and the second node, a third transistor coupled to the first transistor and the second transistor. The first transistor may be activated responsive to a condition external to the clock buffer circuit. When the first transistor is activated, an output clock signal driven by the clock buffer circuit may be inhibited.
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