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Scannable register/latch circuit

US4975595A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1988
Grant dateDec 4, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K3/289
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit is described for functioning as a transparent latch, a latch where the data is determined by the state of a data signal at the time a signal changes state, a D-type flip-flop, and a scan path element. The mode of operation of the circuit is determined by the condition of respective ones of a set of control signals.

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