Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-supply sequential logic unit
- Patent Title (中): 多电源顺序逻辑单元
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Application No.: US13992894Application Date: 2011-12-14
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Publication No.: US08901819B2Publication Date: 2014-12-02
- Inventor: Arijit Raychowdhury , Jaydeep P. Kulkarni , James W. Tschanz
- Applicant: Arijit Raychowdhury , Jaydeep P. Kulkarni , James W. Tschanz
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2011/064848 WO 20111214
- International Announcement: WO2013/089698 WO 20130620
- Main IPC: H03K19/0175
- IPC: H03K19/0175

Abstract:
Described herein are apparatus, method, and system for reducing clock-to-output delay of a sequential logic unit in a processor. The apparatus comprises a sequential unit including: a data path, to receive an input signal, including logic gates to operate on a first power supply level, the data path to generate an output signal; and a clock path including logic gates to operate on a second power supply level, the logic gates of the clock path to sample the input signal using a sampling signal to generate the output signal, wherein the second power supply level is higher than the first power supply level. The apparatus improves (i.e. reduces) setup time of the sequential unit and allows the processor to operate at minimum operating voltage (Vmin) without degrading performance of the sequential unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140218069A1 MULTI-SUPPLY SEQUENTIAL LOGIC UNIT Public/Granted day:2014-08-07
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