IP Library Granted Patent US 11,949,415
Granted Patent B2
US 11,949,415 · App. 17/534,805 · Granted Apr 2, 2024

Logic operation circuit for computation in memory

Inventors: Delong Shang (Jiangsu, CN); Yeye Zhang (Jiangsu, CN); Qingyang Zeng (Jiangsu, CN); Shushan Qiao (Jiangsu, CN); Yumei Zhou (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignee: Nanjing Institute of Intelligent Technology
H03K19/20G11C7/106G11C13/0002H03K19/0944G11C13/0028
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Patent No.
US 11,949,415
App. No.
17/534,805
Granted
Apr 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a logic operation circuit for computation in memory, which comprises an equivalent circuit input terminal, a reference circuit input terminal, a reset input terminal and an output terminal; wherein the equivalent circuit input terminal is configured to input the equivalent voltage of a memory computing array, the reset input terminal is configured to input a reset voltage, and the reference circuit input terminal is configured to input a reference voltage; the logic operation circuit for computation in memory outputs different output voltages according to the difference between the equivalent voltage and the reference voltage, and the output voltage is output through the output terminal; the logic operation circuit of the present disclosure has a simple structure, reduced complexity and effectively saved resources.

Claims (16)

1. A logic operation circuit for computation in memory, comprising: an equivalent circuit input terminal, a reference circuit input terminal, a reset input terminal and an output terminal;

wherein the equivalent circuit input terminal is configured to input the equivalent voltage of a memory computing array, the reset input terminal is configured to input a reset voltage, and the reference circuit input terminal is configured to input a reference voltage;

the logic operation circuit for computation in memory outputs different output voltages according to the difference between the equivalent voltage and the reference voltage, and the output voltage is output through the output terminal;

wherein the logic operation circuit for computation in memory further comprises: a first NOR gate, a second NOR gate, a first inverter and a second inverter; wherein the output terminal comprises a first output terminal and a second output terminal;

wherein a first input terminal of the first NOR gate and a first input terminal of the second NOR gate are both connected to the reset input terminal, a second input terminal of the first NOR gate is connected to the equivalent circuit input terminal, a third input terminal of the first NOR gate is connected to the output terminal of the second NOR gate, a second input terminal of the second NOR gate is connected to the reference circuit input terminal, and a third input terminal of the second NOR gate is connected to the output terminal of the first NOR gate;

an output terminal of the first NOR gate is connected to an input terminal of the first inverter, an output terminal of the first inverter is connected to the first output terminal; an output terminal of the second NOR gate is connected to an input terminal of the second inverter, and an output terminal of the second inverter is connected to the second output terminal;

wherein when the reset input terminal is set to a high potential, the first output terminal and the second output terminal are both at a high potential, and the logic operation circuit for computation in memory keeps in a set state; when the reset input terminal remains at a low potential, the logic operation circuit for computation in memory enters a calculation state.

2. The logic operation circuit for computation in memory according to claim 1 , wherein the first inverter and the second inverter have the same structure.

3. The logic operation circuit for computation in memory according to claim 2 , wherein the first inverter comprises a first field effect transistor and a second field effect transistor, and the second inverter comprises a third field effect transistor and a fourth field effect transistor;

the gate of the first field effect transistor and the gate of the second field effect transistor are both connected to the output terminal of the first NOR gate, the gate of the third field effect transistor and the gate of the fourth field effect transistor are both connected to the output terminal of the second NOR gate, the second electrode of the third field effect transistor and the first electrode of the fourth field effect transistor are both connected to the second output terminal, the second electrode of the first field effect transistor and the first electrode of the second field effect transistor are both connected to the first output terminal, the second electrode of the second field effect transistor and the second electrode of the fourth field effect transistor are both grounded, and the first electrode of the first field effect transistor and the first electrode of the third field effect transistor are both connected to a power supply.

4. The logic operation circuit for computation in memory according to claim 3 , wherein the first field effect transistor and the third field effect transistor are both PMOS transistors.

5. The logic operation circuit for computation in memory according to claim 3 , wherein the second field effect transistor and the fourth field effect transistor are both NMOS transistors.

6. The logic operation circuit for computation in memory according to claim 1 , wherein the logic operation circuit for computation in memory outputs different output voltages according to the difference between the equivalent voltage and the reference voltage, and the output voltage is output through the output terminal, specifically comprising:

when the reset voltage is at a low potential and the equivalent voltage is greater than the reference voltage, the output terminal outputs a high potential;

when the reset voltage is at a low potential and the equivalent voltage is smaller than the reference voltage, the output terminal outputs a low potential;

the low potential is 0, and the high potential is 1.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 8, 2022
From: NANJING INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
To: NANJING INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 062032/0123 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2021
From: SHANG, DELONG; ZHANG, YEYE; ZENG, QINGYANG; QIAO, SHUSHAN; ZHOU, YUMEI
To: NANJING INSTITUTE OF INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Reel/Frame 058205/0048 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110421262.5 · Apr 20, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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