Stmicroelectronics S.r.l.

Sgs-thomson Microelectronics S.r.l.

Alberto Battaia

Roberto Ganzelmi

Cesare Pozzi

The timing system includes a plurality of timing units interconnected to perform a count operation. Software programmable registers interconnect the plurality of timing units, and a control circuit generates a clock signal for the plurality of timing units. The control circuit includes an interface for connection to an external bus to receive and transmit data.

Configurable timing system having a plurality of timing units interconnected via software programmable registers

A method is for implementing at least one clock tree in a synchronous digital electronic circuit. The method may include selecting an interchangeable programmable delay buffer stage, calculating an expected skew based upon the selected interchangeable programmable delay buffer stage, and interchanging the selected interchangeable programmable delay buffer stage with another if the expected skew is different from a desired skew. A related synchronous digital electronic circuit includes a plurality of clock trees, and an interchangable programmable delay buffer stage connected to each of the clock trees.

Method of implementing clock trees in synchronous digital electronic circuits, and a programmable delay buffer stage therefor

The method relates to assembling modules for an integrated circuit comprising at least a plurality of modules. The method provides for the formation of at least one module architecture which comprises a plurality of modules and is aligned along one dimension of such modules. The invention also concerns an integrated circuit and a stacked module architecture obtained with the inventive assembling method.

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Ispra, Italy

Alberto Battaia