Resonant clock distribution for very large scale integrated...

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2006-12-05

2006-12-05

Kinkead, Arnold (Department: 2817)

Oscillators

Solid state active element oscillator

Transistors

C337S117000, C337S117000, C337S167000, C337S117000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07145408

ABSTRACT:
A circuit for distributing a clock signal in an integrated circuit includes a capacitive clock distribution circuit. At least one additional inductor is formed in a metal layer of the integrated circuit and is coupled to the clock distribution circuit. The inductor, which may distributed throughout the integrated circuit, has an inductance value selected to resonate with impedance of the capacitive clock distribution circuit. By operating the clock distribution circuit at resonance, power dissipation is reduced while skew and jitter performance can be improved.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6057724 (2000-05-01), Wann
patent: 6556089 (2003-04-01), Wood
patent: 7015765 (2006-03-01), Shepard et al.
patent: 2003/0006851 (2003-01-01), Wood

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