Repeater circuit with high performance repeater mode and normal repeater mode

1. A repeater circuit comprising:

an output

a plurality of transistors; and

a plurality of switches operative in a first switch position and in a second switch position, wherein said transistors and said switches are coupled to form a plurality of subcircuits, wherein if said switches are in said first switch position said subcircuits are arranged into a high performance repeater mode for generating a pulse at said output in response to an input edge transition, and wherein if said switches are in said second switch position said subcircuits are arranged into a normal repeater mode.

2. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 1 wherein in said high performance repeater mode, said subcircuits include:

a keeper circuit comprising an input and an output;

a rising edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit; and

a falling edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit.

3. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 2 wherein said rising edge drive circuit includes:

a NAND gate coupled to an input of said repeater circuit;

an output p-type transistor device coupled to an output of said NAND gate and coupled to an output of said repeater circuit;

an upper delay circuit coupled to said output of said NAND gate; and

an upper half latch circuit coupled to said upper delay circuit and said NAND gate.

4. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 2 wherein said falling edge drive circuit includes:

a NOR gate coupled to an input of said repeater circuit;

an output n-type transistor device coupled to an output of said NOR gate and coupled to an output of said repeater circuit;

a lower delay circuit coupled to said output of said NOR gate; and

a lower half latch circuit coupled to said lower delay circuit and said NOR gate.

5. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 2 wherein said keeper circuit includes:

a first inverter, a second inverter, a third inverter, and a fourth inverter arranged in series.

6. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 1 wherein in said normal repeater mode, said subcircuits include:

a double inverter circuit; and

a keeper circuit arranged in parallel with said double inverter circuit.

7. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 6 wherein said double inverter circuit is formed using particular transistors from a NAND gate of said high performance repeater mode and from a NOR gate of said high performance repeater mode.

8. A repeater circuit comprising:

a keeper circuit comprising an input and an output;

a rising edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit and having a first plurality of switches operating in a first switch position; and

a falling edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit and having a second plurality of switches operating in a first switch position

wherein if said switches are operated in a second switch position, said rising edge drive and falling edge drive circuits are converted into a double inverter circuit.

9. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 8 wherein said rising edge drive circuit further includes:

a NAND gate coupled to an input of said repeater circuit;

an output p-type transistor device coupled to an output of said NAND gate and coupled to an output of said repeater circuit;

an upper delay circuit coupled to said output of said NAND gate; and

an upper half latch circuit coupled to said upper delay circuit and said NAND gate.

10. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 8 wherein said falling edge drive circuit further includes:

a NOR gate coupled to an input of said repeater circuit;

an output n-type transistor device coupled to an output of said NOR gate and coupled to an output of said repeater circuit;

a lower delay circuit coupled to said output of said NOR gate; and

a lower half latch circuit coupled to said lower delay circuit and said NOR gate.

11. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 8 wherein said keeper circuit includes:

a first inverter, a second inverter, a third inverter, and a fourth inverter arranged in series.

12. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 8 wherein said double inverter circuit and said keeper circuit are arranged in parallel.

13. The repeater circuit as recited in claim 8 wherein said double inverter circuit is formed using particular transistors from a NOR gate of said falling edge drive circuit and from a NAND gate of said rising edge drive circuit.

14. A method of operating a repeater circuit in multiple modes, said method comprising:

inserting a plurality of switches in said repeater circuit;

if operation in a high performance repeater mode is desired, setting said switches to a first switch position, wherein said high performance repeater mode enables generation of a pulse at an output of said repeater circuit in response to an input edge transition; and

if operation in a normal repeater mode is desired, setting said switches to a second switch position.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein in said high performance repeater mode, said repeater circuit includes:

a keeper circuit comprising an input and an output;

a rising edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit; and

a falling edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit.

16. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein said rising edge drive circuit includes:

a NAND gate coupled to an input of said repeater circuit;

an output p-type transistor device coupled to an output of said NAND gate and coupled to an output of said repeater circuit;

an upper delay circuit coupled to said output of said NAND gate; and

an upper half latch circuit coupled to said upper delay circuit and said NAND gate.

17. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein said falling edge drive circuit includes:

a NOR gate coupled to an input of said repeater circuit;

an output n-type transistor device coupled to an output of said NOR gate and coupled to an output of said repeater circuit;

a lower delay circuit coupled to said output of said NOR gate; and

a lower half latch circuit coupled to said lower delay circuit and said NOR gate.

18. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein said keeper circuit includes:

a first inverter, a second inverter, a third inverter, and a fourth inverter arranged in series.

19. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein in said normal repeater mode, said repeater circuit includes:

a double inverter circuit; and

a keeper circuit arranged in parallel with said double inverter circuit.

20. The method as recited in claim 19 wherein said double inverter circuit is formed using particular transistors from a NAND gate of said high performance repeater mode and from a NOR gate of said high performance repeater mode.