Leakage efficient anti-glitch filter
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1. An anti-glitch filter circuit comprising:
- a delay element comprising a stacked gate configured to produce a variable delay; and
a coincidence detector element configured to detect coincidence of an input signal to the delay element and an output signal of the delay element, wherein the coincidence detector element includes a glitch-filtered output signal output,wherein said variable delay is configured for digital control.
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Abstract
A leakage efficient anti-glitch filter. In accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, a leakage efficient anti-glitch filter with variable delay stages comprises a plurality of variable delay stages and a coincidence detector element for detecting coincidence of an input signal to the delay element and an output of the delay element. The plurality of variable delay stages may comprise stacked inverter circuits or stacked NAND circuits.
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20 Claims
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1. An anti-glitch filter circuit comprising:
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a delay element comprising a stacked gate configured to produce a variable delay; and a coincidence detector element configured to detect coincidence of an input signal to the delay element and an output signal of the delay element, wherein the coincidence detector element includes a glitch-filtered output signal output, wherein said variable delay is configured for digital control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of delaying an electronic signal, the method comprising:
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accessing an electronic signal; producing a delayed version of the electronic signal through a digitally controlled variable delay stage; and combining the electronic signal and the delayed version of the electronic signal to produce a substantially glitch-free delayed electronic signal, wherein the glitch-free delayed electronic signal transitions in response to a coincidence of the electronic signal and the delayed version of the electronic signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic circuit comprising:
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a plurality of delay stages including a plurality of stacked inverters coupled in series, wherein each of the plurality of stacked inverters comprise; at least two devices of a first type coupled in series, wherein the at least two devices of a first type are further coupled in series to at least two devices of a second type coupled in series; wherein the second type is opposite to the first type; a plurality of multiplexers corresponding to the plurality of delay stages and configured to select between a signal present at a desired delay stage and a signal propagating from beyond a delay stage corresponding to a multiplexer; and a coincidence detector circuit including first and second devices of a first type coupled in series, wherein the first and second devices of a first type are further coupled in series to third and fourth devices of a second type coupled in series. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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