Logic circuit and method of designing the same

摘要

A CMOS logic circuit consists of a domino gate serving as a logic gate 1 not disposed on a critical path and operating on a lower supply voltage (VDDL) and another domino gate serving as a logic gate 2 operating on a higher supply voltage (VDDH). An output of the logic gate 1 is an input to the logic gate 2. No level converter is arranged between the logic gates 1 and 2, and therefore, the power dissipation of the CMOS logic circuit is small. The CMOS logic circuit is designed according to a method that satisfies timing requirements and maximizes the number of logic gates that operate on the lower supply voltage (VDDL).