Patent ID: 6717442
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
A circuit for actively driving an output node on which a static logic signal corresponding to a dynamic logic signal is supplied via a converter circuit, the circuit comprising:a first transistor having a first node, a second node, and a first control node, wherein the first node is coupled to a power supply and the first control node is coupled to receive a feedback signal corresponding to the static logic signal; a second transistor having a third node connected to the second node, a fourth node connected to the output node, and a second control node controlled by the clock signal, wherein a precharge of a dynamic logic circuit generating the dynamic logic input occurs responsive to a first phase of the clock signal, and wherein the second transistor activates during the first phase responsive to the clock signal; and a third transistor having a fifth node coupled to ground, a sixth node, and a third control node controlled by the clock signal, wherein the sixth node is coupled to the converter circuit to form a current path with at least a fourth transistor in the converter circuit which is coupled to receive the dynamic logic input on its control node.