Bistable switching circuit
US4430580A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1981 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/2885
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bistable switching circuit contains a pair of like-polarity input transistor circuits (Q1 and Q2) arranged in a differential configuration to receive a corresponding pair of input signals. A pair of like-polarity cross-coupled transistor load circuits (Q3 and Q4) complementary to the input transistor circuits are coupled to them. A pair of resistive elements (R1 and R2) are coupled between a voltage supply (V.sub.CC) and the load transistor circuits. An output transistor (Q5) complementary to the input transistor circuit has its control electrode and one of its flow electrodes coupled across one (Q4) of the load transistor circuits. When the input signals assume values capable of causing the output transistor to turn on, no current flows in the output transistor until regeneration occurs in the load transistor circuits -- i.e., until they switch states.
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