Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Asynchronous nano-electronics
- Patent Title (中): 异步纳米电子学
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Application No.: US11940027Application Date: 2007-11-14
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Publication No.: US07898284B2Publication Date: 2011-03-01
- Inventor: Alain J. Martin , Piyush Prakash
- Applicant: Alain J. Martin , Piyush Prakash
- Applicant Address: US CA Pasadena
- Assignee: California Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee: California Institute of Technology
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Pasadena
- Agency: Milstein Zhang & Wu LLC
- Agent Joseph B. Milstein
- Main IPC: H03K19/003
- IPC: H03K19/003

Abstract:
Asynchronous nanoelectronic circuits that operate according to principles of quasi-delay insensitive design are described. Circuit or logic elements comprising n-type devices are fabricated in a first n-plane, p-type devices are fabricated in a p-plane, and connections are formed in a routing plane of a compute tile. A state-holding element comprising a selected one of a C-element, a precharge function-block, and a read-write register is described. The state-holding element can hold a value of an output of a logic element during a time when the output is disconnected from a reference voltage. Isochronic forks having an adversary path designed to make state transitions safe are explained.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100283502A1 ASYNCHRONOUS NANO-ELECTRONICS Public/Granted day:2010-11-11
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