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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2004
Applicant:
Robert Paul Masleid, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Paul Masleid, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/094 (2006.01); H03K 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power efficient multiplexer. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, a power efficient multiplexer comprises a transmission gate structure for selectively passing one of a plurality of input signals and a stacked inverter circuit for inverting the one of a plurality of input signals. Both the stacked inverter and the transmission gate provide beneficial reductions in static power consumption in comparison to conventional multiplexer designs.