摘要:
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to provide a majority voter indication using a sense amplifier coupled to a first plurality of bit inputs and to a second plurality of bit inputs.
摘要:
An apparatus and method are provided for limiting a drop of a supply voltage in an SRAM device to retain the state of the memory during an IDLE state. The apparatus may include a memory array, a sleep device, and a clamping circuit. The clamping circuit may be configured to activate the sleep device when a voltage drop across the memory array falls below a preset voltage and the memory array is in an IDLE state.
摘要:
The disclosed system and method detect and correct register file read path errors that may occur as a result of reducing or eliminating supply voltage guardbands and/or frequency guardbands for a CPU, thereby increasing overall energy efficiency of the system.
摘要:
Described is an apparatus which comprises: a first power supply node to provide a first power supply, a second power supply node, and a third power supply node; a first transistor which is operable to couple the first and second power supply nodes; and a charge pump circuit to provide a boosted voltage to the third power supply node in one mode, and to recover charge from the second power node in another mode. Described is a memory unit which comprises: a DRAM which is operable to be refreshed; a gated power supply node coupled to the DRAM to provide a gated power supply to the DRAM; and a charge recycling circuit to recover charge from the gated power supply node after the DRAM is refreshed.
摘要:
Sequential circuits with error-detection are provided. They may, for example, be used to replace traditional master-slave flip-flops, e.g., in critical path circuits to detect and initiate correction of late transitions at the input of the sequential. In some embodiments, such sequentials may comprise a transition detector with a time borrowing latch.
摘要:
Described is an apparatus for self-induced reduction in write minimum supply voltage for a memory element. The apparatus comprises: a memory element having cross-coupled inverters coupled to a first supply node; a power device coupled to the first supply node and a second supply node, the second supply node coupled to power supply; and an access device having a gate terminal coupled to a word-line, a first terminal coupled to the memory element, and a second terminal coupled to a bit-line which is operable to be pre-discharged to a logical low level prior to write operation.
摘要:
Some embodiments provide reception of a clock signal, reception of a gating signal, and output of a gated clock signal to a dual edge-triggered-clocked circuit. The gated clock signal is based on the clock signal and on the gating signal.
摘要:
An interconnect architecture is provided to reduce power consumption. A first driver may drive signals on a first interconnect and a second driver may drive signals on a second interconnect. The first driver may be powered by a first voltage and the second driver may be powered by a second voltage different than the first voltage.
摘要:
A cycle latch includes a control circuit which increases the pull-up rate of a storage node by conditionally discharging the feedback node in a cross-coupled inverter keeper structure. The cycle latch includes an NMOS transistor switch for transferring an input value to the storage node, and two more NMOS transistors connected in series for performing the function of the control circuit. By connecting the storage node to a pre-discharged feedback node and then driving the latch with a low-swing clock, improved performance in terms of delay times, energy consumption, and robustness is achieved.
摘要:
A cycle latch includes a control circuit which increases the pull-up rate of a storage node by conditionally discharging the feedback node in a cross-coupled inverter keeper structure. The cycle latch includes an NMOS transistor switch for transferring an input value to the storage node, and two more NMOS transistors connected in series for performing the function of the control circuit. By connecting the storage node to a pre-discharged feedback node and then driving the latch with a low-swing clock, improved performance in terms of delay times, energy consumption, and robustness is achieved.