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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 07, 1998
Kenneth J. Goodnow, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Michel S. Michail, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Clarence R. Ogilvie, Huntington, VT (US);
Wilbur D. Pricer, Charlotte, VT (US);
Sebastian T. Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for eliminating the unnecessary toggling of logic in a logic network. The method and system can be incorporated directly into logic synthesis software, or may be implemented manually. Provided is a mechanism for identifying critical nets and then inserting net latches at the critical nets wherein each net latch is controlled by an enable signal that also controls a related output latch. Each net latch is comprised of a circuit which can on command hold static the last logic level on a given logic node.