Method and apparatus for asynchronously controlling domino logic gates
US6707317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/0966
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a domino logic circuit that operates asynchronously. This domino logic circuit includes a number of stages, including a present stage that receives one or more inputs from a prior stage and generates one or more outputs for a next stage. It also includes a control circuit that ensures that the present stage enters a precharging state before entering a subsequent evaluation state in which one or more inputs of the present stage are used to generate one or more outputs. This control circuit receives a prior control signal from the prior stage and sends a present control signal to the next stage
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