IP Library Granted Patent US 8,872,545
Granted Patent B2
US 8,872,545 · App. 13/604,548 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Exclusive OR circuit

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Patent No.
US 8,872,545
App. No.
13/604,548
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exclusive OR circuit includes, inter alia: a low pass unit configured to apply a second data to an output node when a first data is at a low level and to apply the first data to the output node when the second data is at a low level, and a discharge unit configured to discharge a voltage level of the output node when the first and second data are at a high level.

Claims (17)

1. An exclusive OR circuit comprising:

a low pass unit configured to apply a second data to an output node when a first data is at a low level, and to apply the first data to the output node when the second data is at a low level;

a high pass unit configured to output the second data as a discharge signal when the first data is at a high level, and to output the first data as the discharge signal when the second data is at a high level; and

a discharge unit configured to discharge a voltage level of the output node in response to the discharge signal.

2. The exclusive OR circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the discharge unit discharges the voltage level of the output node when the discharge signal is at a high level.

3. An exclusive OR circuit comprising:

a first transistor forming a source-drain path between a first input terminal and an output node and having a gate connected to a second input terminal;

a second transistor forming a source-drain path between the second input terminal and the output node and having a gate connected to the first input terminal;

a third transistor forming a source-drain path between the first ut terminal and a control node and having a gate connected to the second input terminal;

a fourth transistor forming a source-drain path between the second input terminal and the control node and having a gate connected to the first input terminal; and

a fifth transistor forming a source-drain path between the output node and a ground, and having a gate connected to the control node.

4. The exclusive OR circuit according to claim 3 , wherein the first and second transistors are PMOS transistors, and the third to fifth transistors are NMOS transistors.

5. A circuit capable of performing a logic operation comprising:

a low pass unit configured to apply a second data to an output node when a first data is at a low level, and to apply the first data to the output node when the second data is at a low level;

a high pass unit configured to output the second data as a discharge signal when the first data is at a high level, and to output the first data as the discharge signal when the second data is at a high level; and

a discharge unit configured to discharge a voltage level of the output node in response to the discharge signal.

6. The circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the discharge unit outputs the voltage level of the output node when the discharge signal is at a high level.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067335/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2012
From: LEE, JOONG HO
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 028903/0133 →