Complementary logic recovered energy circuit
US5457405A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/0963
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit derives all power from a single clock input terminal and has no connections to separate power source or power sink terminals. The circuit configuration is applicable to many functions such as inverters, logic gates (NAND, NOR, etc.), and storage elements. When connected to form an inverter function, a current electrode of a first transistor is coupled to the clock input terminal and a control electrode is coupled to a signal input terminal while a second transistor has a current electrode coupled to the clock input terminal and a control electrode coupled the signal input terminal. Both transistors have a second current electrode coupled to an output of the inverter.
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