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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew E. Becker, Montgomery, AL (US);
Harry R. Fair, III, Arlington, MA (US);
Marc E. Lamere, Carlisle, MA (US);
Jonathan A. White, Boxborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9096 ; H03K 1/920 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/9096 ; H03K 1/920 ;
Abstract
Methods and systems for improving a logic circuit are described. By using a voltage reducer for connecting a power-supply to a virtual ground, the voltage reducer reduces the voltage supplied by the power-supply to the virtual ground during one phase of the clock, thereby increasing the speed and efficiency of the logic circuit.