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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Masaya Hamada, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Yabuuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/134 (2014.01); H03K 5/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 5/134 (2014.07); H03K 2005/00195 (2013.01); H03K 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit is provided. The circuit comprises a first power switch, a second power switch and delay elements. The first power switch adjusts a first voltage on a first metal line according to an input signal. The second power switch adjusts a second voltage on a second metal line according to the first voltage. The delay elements are coupled between the first metal line and the second metal line, and delay, in response to the adjusted first voltage and the adjusted second voltage, the input signal to generate an output signal.