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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Naman Gupta, Delhi, IN;
Amol Agarwal, New Delhi, IN;
Gaurav Goyal, Greater Noida, IN;
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An n-bit counter is formed from cascading counter sub-modules. The counter includes combinatorial control logic coupled to a lower-order counter sub-module. The control logic includes a clock-gating integrated cell arranged to clock gate at least one higher-order counter sub-module dependent on a logical combination of outputs of the lower-order counter sub-module and to provide a multi-cycle path for resolution of a logical combination of outputs of any subsequent cascaded counter sub-modules. The control logic does not include any intervening memory device between the lower-order counter sub-module and the clock-gating integrated cell for use in determining a later control logic output.