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Dynamic logic register

US7212039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2004
Grant dateMay 1, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C19/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dynamic logic register including a complementary pair of evaluation devices, delayed inversion logic, a dynamic evaluator, latching logic, and a keeper circuit coupled to the output. The evaluation devices are responsive to a clock signal and provide a pre-charged node and an evaluation node. The delayed inversion logic outputs a complete signal that is a delayed and inverted version of the clock signal. The dynamic evaluator, coupled between the pre-charged and evaluation nodes, evaluates a logic function based on a data signal during an evaluation period between operative edges of the clock and complete signals. The latching logic enables the state of an output node to be determined by the state of the pre-charged node during the evaluation period and otherwise clamps the pre-charged node to prevent perturbations of the data signal from propagating to the output node.

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