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Register file with a selectable keeper circuit

US7362621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Bhaskar P. Chatterjee · Waterloo, CA
Steven Hsu · Lake Oswego, US
Ram Krishnamurthy · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2003
Grant date	Apr 22, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11C2207/104
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A register file includes a multi-level multiplexer output circuit coupled to a global bit trace and keeper circuitry coupled to said global bit trace and a driving signal trace. The register file also has decoder circuitry coupled to said keeper circuitry to selectively decouple the driving signal trace from said global bit trace.

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