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- Patent Title: Selectable dynamic/static latch with embedded logic
- Patent Title (中): 具有嵌入式逻辑的可选动态/静态锁存器
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Application No.: US13353383Application Date: 2012-01-19
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Publication No.: US08471595B1Publication Date: 2013-06-25
- Inventor: John S. Austin , Kai D. Feng , Shiu Chung Ho , Zhenrong Jin , Michael R. Ouellette
- Applicant: John S. Austin , Kai D. Feng , Shiu Chung Ho , Zhenrong Jin , Michael R. Ouellette
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Gibb & Riley, LLC
- Agent David A. Cain, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F7/38
- IPC: G06F7/38 ; H03K19/173

Abstract:
A selectable latch has a pair of parallel pass gates (a first parallel pass gate that receives a seed signal, and a second parallel pass gate that receives a data signal). A first latch logic circuit performs logic operations using signals output by the parallel pass gates to produce an updated data signal. An additional pass gate is operatively connected to the first latch logic circuit. An additional pass gate controls passage of the updated data signal. The output of the parallel pass gates and the additional pass gate is connected to a feedback loop. The feedback loop operates as a dynamic latch for high frequency applications or as a static latch for low frequency applications. Thus, the selectable latch comprises two inputs into the pair of parallel pass gates and performs only one of four logical operations on a received data signal.
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