Clock gater with independently programmable delay

US8947124B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8947124-B2
Application numberUS-201414178477-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 12, 2014
Priority dateFeb 15, 2013
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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An integrated circuit device comprising first circuitry including first logic devices and a clock tree for distributing a clock signal to the first logic devices and second circuitry comprising second logic devices, a first clock gater and a second clock gater. The first and second clock gaters comprise a programmable delay circuit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An integrated circuit device comprising: first circuitry comprising first logic devices and a clock tree configured to distribute a clock signal to the first logic devices; and second circuitry comprising second logic devices, a first clock gater and a second clock gater, wherein each of the first and second clock gaters comprises a programmable delay circuit including a plurality of delay elements, each element configured to impose a different amount of…

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What does patent US8947124B2 cover?
An integrated circuit device comprising first circuitry including first logic devices and a clock tree for distributing a clock signal to the first logic devices and second circuitry comprising second logic devices, a first clock gater and a second clock gater. The first and second clock gaters comprise a programmable delay circuit.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H03K19/0175. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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