HIGH-SPEED LATCH CIRCUITS BY SELECTIVE USE OF LARGE GATE PITCH

摘要

An apparatus for storing data includes a latch circuit comprising a first set of transistors that propagate an input signal to an output signal and a second set of transistors that do not propagate the input signal of the latch circuit to the output signal wherein a gate pitch for the first set of transistors is substantially greater than a gate pitch for the second set of transistors. Also disclosed herein, a method for improving circuit performance includes receiving an electronic representation of a plurality of latching circuits associated with a design file and increasing transistor gate pitch for selected transistors of the plurality of latching circuits, wherein the selected transistors comprise transistors that propagate an input signal to an output signal. The method may also include fabricating a chip comprising the plurality of latching circuits. A computer program product corresponding to the method is also disclosed within.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a latch circuit comprising a first set of transistors that propagate an input signal of the latch circuit to an output signal of the latch circuit; the latch circuit further comprising a second set of transistors that do not propagate the input signal of the latch circuit to the output signal of the latch circuit; wherein a gate pitch for the first set of transistors is substantially greater than a gate pitch for the second set of transistors.