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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Paul Masleid, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Donald George Mikan, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/06 ; G06F 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/06 ; G06F 1/04 ;
Abstract
An on-chip clock distribution system and method which utilizes local clock buffers to provide an improved clock signal distribution while avoiding the disadvantages of conventional central buffer and repowered distribution systems. The system also reduces distribution routing problems and distributes “delta-I” problem and thermal problem, and also supports better local delay tuning.