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Integrated circuit and method for operating the integrated circuit

US7583129B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 27, 2004
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/693
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An integrated circuit having cascade-connected multiplexers and a precharge unit. The cascade-connected multiplexers each have a plurality of data inputs, a data output, wherein each data input and each data output has two terminals for the application of a dual-rail signal, and a control input, wherein a signal present at the control input defines which of the data inputs is connected to the data output. The precharge unit, which is driven with a precharge unit control signal, is connected to the data output or at least one of the data inputs of one of the multiplexers to thereby bring the data outputs and/or data inputs of the multiplexers into a precharge state before execution of a computation operation.

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