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Programmable logic storage element for programmable logic devices

US4677318A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1985
Grant dateJun 30, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K19/17716
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage element for use in a logic array including a flip-flop device and a complex logic circuit interconnected in such a way that the output of the complex logic circuit is an input to the flip-flop. A Toggle Flip-Flop Control (TFFC) signal, an invert control (INV) signal, and a clock (CLK) signal are also inputs to the complex logic circuit. The output of the flip-flop connects to an output pad, an internal direct feedback line which is one of the means by which the flip-flop is connected to the comples logic circuit, and an external feedback bus which leads back to an associated AND-OR array. The inptu to the complex logic circuit is generated by the standard AND-OR array which is programmable to some degree.

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