Intelligent precharger for a dynamic bus

A method and apparatus for precharging a dynamic bus on either phase of a clock signal is presented. An intelligent precharger in accordance with the invention monitors a dynamic bus and detects and signals a discharge event on the bus during a current phase of a clock signal. The current phase of t...

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Hauptverfasser: MENEGHINI, THOMAS L, DORWEILER, PAUL J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for precharging a dynamic bus on either phase of a clock signal is presented. An intelligent precharger in accordance with the invention monitors a dynamic bus and detects and signals a discharge event on the bus during a current phase of a clock signal. The current phase of the clock signal can be either one of a first phase or second phase of the clock signal. On the subsequent phase of the clock signal, which is the other of the first phase or second phase of the clock signal, the bus is then precharged.