Patent ID: 6996652
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A system for driving data signals in an integrated circuit device comprising: a plurality of functional blocks, each functional block having at least one input/output connection along one side of the integrated circuit device; a data bus comprising a plurality of electrically independent segments, each segment spanning a respective portion of the one side of the integrated circuit device; a plurality of lines electrically coupling the input/output connections of the functional blocks to the segments of the data bus, wherein the lines are grouped into a plurality of subsets, and each subset is electrically coupled to a different segment of the data bus; a charging circuit coupled to each of the data bus segments, wherein the charging circuit is configured to charge the data bus segment to a first voltage level; and a pull-down circuit coupled to each of the data bus segments, wherein the pull-down circuit is configured to pull the data bus to a second voltage level.