Fast pulse powered NOR decode apparatus for semiconductor devices

A decoder circuit includes a pulse powered stage having a plurality of fan-in inputs thereto, a dynamic stage fed by the pulse powered stage, and a replica node selectively coupled to an output node of the pulse powered stage by a pass device. The pass device and the dynamic stage are controlled by...

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Main Authors Dawson, James W, Plass, Donald W, Reyer, Kenneth J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.02.2007
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Summary:A decoder circuit includes a pulse powered stage having a plurality of fan-in inputs thereto, a dynamic stage fed by the pulse powered stage, and a replica node selectively coupled to an output node of the pulse powered stage by a pass device. The pass device and the dynamic stage are controlled by a clock signal so as to enable a self-timed evaluation of the pulse-powered stage with a clocked enablement of the dynamic stage.