IP Library Granted Patent US 10,181,851
Granted Patent B2
US 10,181,851 · App. 15/926,620 · Granted Jan 15, 2019

Dual interlocked logic circuits

Inventors: Jeffrey Maharrey (Nashville, TN); Jeff Kauppila (Brentwood, TN); Dennis Ball (Henderson, TN); W. Timothy Holman (Nashville, TN); Lloyd W. Massengill (Brentwood, TN)
Assignee: Vanderbilt University
H03K19/00338
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Patent No.
US 10,181,851
App. No.
15/926,620
Granted
Jan 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device with one or more gates that each include first circuit blocks configured for implementing a first N-type logic function and second circuit blocks configured for implementing a second N-type logic function that is a complement of the first N-type logic function. In the electronic device, a number of the of first circuit blocks and a number of the second circuit blocks are the same. Further, the first circuit blocks and the second circuit blocks each have a block feedback node, a block output node, and one or more block input logic nodes. Also, the block feedback node for each one of the first circuit blocks is singly coupled to the block output node of one of the second circuit blocks and the block output node of the one of the first circuit blocks is singly coupled to the block feedback node of another of the second circuit blocks.

Claims (22)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more gates, each of the gates comprising:

a plurality of first circuit blocks configured for implementing a first N-type logic function; and

a plurality of second circuit blocks configured for implementing a second N-type logic function that is a complement of the first N-type logic function;

wherein a number of the plurality of first circuits and a number of the plurality of second circuits are the same,

wherein the plurality of first circuit blocks and the plurality of second circuit blocks each have a block feedback node, a block output node, and one or more block input logic nodes, and

wherein the block feedback node for each one of the plurality of first circuits is singly coupled to the block output node of one of the plurality of second circuits and the block output node of the one of the plurality of first circuits is singly coupled to the block feedback node of another of the plurality of second circuits.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first circuit blocks and each of the plurality second circuit blocks each comprises:

a pull-up circuit having a control node coupled to the block feedback node and a pull-up node;

a N-type logic circuit implementing a corresponding one of the first logic function or the second logic function and having a logic circuit output node coupled to the pull-up node and one or more logic circuit input nodes coupled to the one or more block input nodes.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the pull-up circuit comprises a P-type transistor.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the number of the plurality of first circuits and the number of the plurality of second circuits are each 2N, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a number of the one or more gates is 2M, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1.

6. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more gates, each of the gates comprising:

a plurality of circuit blocks, each configured to implement one of a first N-type logic function or a second N-type logic function; and

wherein the plurality of circuit blocks each have a block feedback node and a block output node, and

wherein the block feedback node for each one of the plurality of circuits is coupled to the block output node of another of the plurality of circuits, and wherein the plurality of circuits is coupled in an alternating series of the first N-type logic function and the second N-type logic function.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein each of the plurality of circuit blocks comprises:

a pull-up circuit having a control node coupled to the block feedback node and a pull-up node;

a N-type logic circuit implementing a corresponding one of the first logic function or the second logic function and having a logic circuit output node coupled to the pull-up node and one or more logic circuit input nodes coupled to the one or more block input nodes.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the pull-up circuit comprises a P-type transistor.

Assignments (1)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jan 9, 2020
From: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
To: DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY, US DOD
Reel/Frame 051529/0780 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62473826 · Mar 20, 2017
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