摘要:
Computer-readable media and methods for designing semiconductor artwork. Basic building blocks, or leaf cells, of an existing piece of semiconductor artwork are transferred to a new piece of semiconductor artwork in order to streamline the design process of the new design. In addition to being transferred, the position of METAL 1 layers within the leaf cells are also analyzed to avert possible design rule violations in the new design.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a high reliability triple redundant latch with integrated testability. Three settable memory elements set an identical logical value into each settable memory element. After the settable memory elements are set, three voting structures with inputs from the first, second, and third settable memory elements, determine the logical value held on each of the settable memory elements. Data may be scanned into and out of the second settable memory element. Data is propagated through the buffer into the third settable memory element. The third settable memory element may be used to scan data out of the triple redundant latch. The propagation delay through a latch is the only propagation delay of the triple redundant latch.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a circuit is provided that includes a precharge device, a DNG FET transistor, and at least one pull-down FET transistor with a floating body. The precharge device is connected to a precharge node for charging it during a precharge state. The DNG FET transistor is connected between a DNG node and a charge sink for operably linking the DNG node to the charge sink during an evaluate state. In addition, the DNG transistor has an associated precharge leakage current. The at least one pull-down FET transistor has an input threshold voltage whose value is inversely affected by its floating body voltage. The at least one pull-down transistor is connected between the precharge node and the DNG node for discharging the precharge node during the evaluate state if so dictated by logical function input values applied to the pull-down transistors during the evaluate state. The DNG leakage current, during the precharge state, draws a sufficient amount of charge from the DNG node to maintain the at least one pull-down transistor body voltage(s) at a sufficiently low value so that the precharge node does not wrongfully evaluate to a discharge level during the evaluate state.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a high reliability triple redundant latch. Three settable memory elements set an identical logical value into each settable memory element. After the settable memory elements are set, three voting structures with inputs from the first, second, and third settable memory elements and control to the settable memory elements determine the logical values held on the settable memory elements. The propagation delay through a latch is the only propagation delay of the triple redundant latch.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a smaller and faster triple redundant latch with storage node recovery. An input driver is connected to the input of three transfer gates. The output of each transfer gate is connected to a separate output of one of three feedback inverters. The transfer gates are controlled by two control inputs. The inputs of the three feedback inverters are connected the output of the forward inverter/majority voter. The output from each of the three feedback inverters are inputs to the forward inverter/majority voter. The output of the forward inverter/majority voter is connected to the input of the output driver. The output of the output driver is the output of the triple redundant latch.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a smaller and faster triple redundant latch. Three settable memory elements set an identical logical value into each settable memory element. After the settable memory elements are set, a voting structure with inputs from the first settable memory element, the second memory element, and control to the settable memory elements determines the logical value held on the third settable memory element. The propagation delay through the third settable memory element is the only propagation delay of the triple redundant latch.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a smaller and faster triple redundant latch. Two settable memory elements, and a voting structure/settable memory element set an identical logical value into each settable memory element, and the voting structure/settable memory element. After the settable memory elements, and the voting structure/settable memory element are set, the voting structure/settable memory element with inputs from the first settable memory element, the second memory element, and control to the settable memory elements determines the logical value held on the voting structure/settable memory element. The propagation delay through the voting structure/settable memory element is the only propagation delay of the triple redundant latch.
摘要:
The present invention creates a useful BJT by increasing the gain associated with the parasitic BJT on an SOI or bulk type MOSFET. This is done by masking those manufacturing steps that minimize the BJT's beta value, by intentionally increasing the beta value of the BJT, and by driving the base of the BJT with the circuit. Once the gain is increased sufficiently, the BJT may be used productively in the circuit. Because the physical structure of the BJT is already part of the silicon water, its productive use does not require additional space.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a high reliability triple redundant latch. Three settable memory elements set an identical logical value into each settable memory element. After the settable memory elements are set, three voting structures with inputs from the first, second, and third settable memory elements and control to the settable memory elements determine the logical values held on the settable memory elements. The propagation delay through a latch is the only propagation delay of the triple redundant latch.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides a circuit and method for a high reliability triple redundant latch with integrated testability. Three settable memory elements set an identical logical value into each settable memory element. After the settable memory elements are set, a voting structure with inputs from the second settable memory element, the third settable memory element and control to the settable memory elements determine the logical value held on the first settable memory element. Data may be scanned into and out of the second settable memory element. Data is propagated through the buffer into the third settable memory element. The third settable memory element may be used to scan data out of the triple redundant latch. The propagation delay through a latch is the only propagation delay of the triple redundant latch.