US5852416A
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High speed arithmetic logic circuit
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-01-23
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Granted: 1998-12-22
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Expires: 2017-01-23
Abstract
Abstract In order to realize a highly integrated, highly parallel system, there is provided a semiconductor circuit in which two or more input terminals are commonly connected to the non-inverting input terminal (+) of an operational amplifier via first capacitance means, the inverting input terminal (-) of the operational amplifier is connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier via a second capacitance means two or more input terminals are commonly connected to the inverting input terminal via third capacitance means, and a first floating node as the node between the non-inverting input terminal (+) and the first capacitance means and a second floating node as the node between the inverting input terminal (-) and the second and third capacitance means are connected to reset means.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadahiro Ohmi
- 👤 Katsuhisa Ogawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:32
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; H03M1/66; H03M1/74; H03M1/80; H03M1/802; G; G06; G06J; G06J1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an operational amplifier circuit; first capacitance means having one terminal connected to at least two input terminals and the other terminals connected to a non-inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the respective terminals of said first capacitance means are connected commonly, thereby constituting a first floating node; second capacitance means having one terminal connected to an inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit and the other terminals connected to an output of said operational amplifier circuit; third capacitance means having one terminal connected respectively to at least two input terminals and the other terminals connected to the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the other terminals of said third capacitance means and the one terminal of said second capacitance means are respectively connected commonly to constitute a second floating gate node; and reset means for resetting said first and second floating nodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an operational amplifier circuit; first capacitance means having one terminal connected to at least two input terminals and the other terminals connected to a non-inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the respective terminals of said first capacitance means are connected commonly, thereby constituting a first floating node; second capacitance means having one terminal connected to an inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit and the other terminals connected to an output of said operational amplifier circuit; third capacitance means having one terminal connected respectively to at least two input terminals and the other terminals connected to the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the other terminals of said third capacitance means and the one terminal of said second capacitance means are respectively connected commonly to constitute a second floating gate node; and reset means for resetting said first and second floating nodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said reset means comprises first switch means for connecting said first floating node to a reference power source, and second switch means for connecting said second floating node to the output terminal of said operational amplifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier is connected to a predetermined voltage source via fourth capacitance means, and at least one of the at least two input terminals is connected to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of a previous stage, and the input terminal connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier of the previous stage is reset by an output voltage upon resetting the operational amplifier of the previous stage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least two input terminals is connected to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of a previous stage, and the input terminal connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier of the previous stage is reset by an output voltage upon resetting the operational amplifier of the previous stage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said operational amplifier comprises a differential input stage having the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal, and said differential input stage comprises a MOS transistor of one conductivity type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
171 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein said differential input stage comprises a first MOS transistor of the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the non-inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, and a second MOS transistor of the same conductivity type as the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, main electrode-side terminals, on one side, of said first and second MOS transistors are commonly connected to a constant current source, main electrode terminals on the other side respectively have loads, and the control electrode terminals are respectively connected to said first capacitance means and said second capacitance means or said second and third capacitance means, and a node between the control electrode terminal of said first MOS transistor and said first capacitance means serves as said first floating node, and a node between the control electrode terminal of said second MOS transistor and said second capacitance means or said second and third capacitance means serves as said second floating node.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said operational amplifier comprises a first MOS transistor of the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the non-inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, and a second MOS transistor of the same conductivity type as the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, and said first and second MOS transistors have a plurality of gate electrodes, which are electrically isolated from each other, and are formed on a floating gate electrode via a second gate oxide film, said floating gate electrode being formed, via a first gate insulating film, on a channel region between source-drain regions formed on a semiconductor substrate to be separated from each other.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said operational amplifier is an operational amplifier for performing a multi-valued logic calculation having a plurality of discrete levels.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system having a semiconductor device comprising a multi-valued logic arithmetic operation unit constituted by an operational amplifier of claim 8.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system for processing an input signal, comprising a semiconductor device of claim 1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 9, wherein said system includes a system selected from arithmetic operation, image processing, audio signal processing, pattern recognition, signal processing, parallel data processing, and video signal processing systems.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 10, wherein said system includes a system selected from arithmetic operation, image processing, audio signal processing, pattern recognition, signal processing, parallel data processing, and video signal processing systems.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
123 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein a D/A converter is constituted in such a manner that inputs corresponding to upper half bits from an MSB side of all bits are commonly connected to the non-inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier via said first capacitance means which are set to have capacitance values corresponding to weights of the bits, and inputs corresponding to lower half bits of all the bits are commonly connected to the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier via said third capacitance means which have the same capacitance values as the capacitance values connected to the non-inverting input terminal from a larger weight side of the bits, so that the capacitance value corresponding to an LSB is smallest.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system for processing an input signal, comprising a D/A converter of claim 13.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 13, wherein said system includes a system selected from arithmetic operation, image processing, audio signal processing, pattern recognition, signal processing, parallel data processing, and video signal processing systems.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein analog signals are input to the input terminals of said operational amplifier.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system for parallel data processing, which is constituted by a semiconductor device of claim 16 and processes multi-input analog signals.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system for video signal processing, which is constituted by a semiconductor device of claim 16.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
115 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an operational amplifier circuit; first capacitance means having one terminal connected respectively to at least two input terminals, and the other terminals connected respectively to a non-inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the other terminals of said first capacitance means are connected commonly to constitute a first floating gate; second capacitance means having one terminal connected to an inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, and the other terminals connected to an output of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the one terminal of said second capacitance means are connected commonly to constitute a second floating node; and reset means for resetting the first and second floating nodes.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
115 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an operational amplifier circuit; first capacitance means having one terminal connected respectively to at least two input terminals, and the other terminals connected respectively to a non-inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the other terminals of said first capacitance means are connected commonly to constitute a first floating gate; second capacitance means having one terminal connected to an inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, and the other terminals connected to an output of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the one terminal of said second capacitance means are connected commonly to constitute a second floating node; and reset means for resetting the first and second floating nodes.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device according to claim 19, wherein said reset means comprises first switch means for connecting said first floating node to a reference power source, and second switch means for connecting said second floating node to the output terminal of said operational amplifier.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
83 words
A device according to claim 19, wherein the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier is connected to a predetermined voltage source via fourth capacitance means, and at least one of the at least two input terminals is connected to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of a previous stage, and the input terminal connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier of the previous stage is reset by an output voltage upon resetting the operational amplifier of the previous stage.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
63 words
A device according to claim 19, wherein at least one of the at least two input terminals is connected to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of a previous stage, and the input terminal connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier of the previous stage is reset by an output voltage upon resetting the operational amplifier of the previous stage.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
38 words
A device according to claim 19, wherein said operational amplifier comprises a differential input stage having the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal, and said differential input stage comprises a MOS transistor of one conductivity type.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
171 words
A device according to claim 23, wherein said differential input stage comprises a first MOS transistor of the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the non-inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, and a second MOS transistor of the same conductivity type as the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, main electrode-side terminals, on one side, of said first and second MOS transistors are commonly connected to a constant current source, main electrode terminals on the other side respectively have loads, and the control electrode terminals are respectively connected to said first capacitance means and said second capacitance means or said second and third capacitance means, and a node between the control electrode terminal of said first MOS transistor and said first capacitance means serves as said first floating node, and a node between the control electrode terminal of said second MOS transistor and said second capacitance means or said second and third capacitance means serves as said second floating node.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
123 words
A device according to claim 19, wherein said operational amplifier comprises a first MOS transistor of the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the non-inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, and a second MOS transistor of the same conductivity type as the one conductivity type, which transistor uses the inverting input terminal as a control electrode terminal, and said first and second MOS transistors have a plurality of gate electrodes, which are electrically isolated from each other, and are formed on a floating gate electrode via a second gate oxide film, said floating gate electrode being formed, via a first gate insulating film, on a channel region between source-drain regions formed on a semiconductor substrate to be separated from each other.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device according to claim 19, wherein said operational amplifier is an operational amplifier for performing a multi-valued logic calculation having a plurality of discrete levels.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system having a semiconductor device comprising a multi-valued logic arithmetic operation unit constituted by an operational amplifier of claim 19.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system for processing an input signal, comprising a semiconductor device of claim 19.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 27, wherein said system includes a system selected from arithmetic operation, image processing, audio signal processing, pattern recognition, signal processing, parallel data processing, and video signal processing systems.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
33 words
A system according to claim 28, wherein said system includes a system selected from arithmetic operation, image processing, audio signal processing, pattern recognition, signal processing, parallel data processing, and video signal processing systems.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
89 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an operational amplifier circuit having a non-inverting input terminal connected to a reference voltage; first capacitance means having one terminal connected to at least two input terminals, and the other terminals connected to an inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the other terminals of said first capacitance mans are connected commonly; and second capacitance mans having one terminal connected to the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, and the other terminals connected to an output of said operational amplifier circuit.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
89 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an operational amplifier circuit having a non-inverting input terminal connected to a reference voltage; first capacitance means having one terminal connected to at least two input terminals, and the other terminals connected to an inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, wherein the other terminals of said first capacitance mans are connected commonly; and second capacitance mans having one terminal connected to the inverting input terminal of said operational amplifier circuit, and the other terminals connected to an output of said operational amplifier circuit.
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