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CMOS latch and register circuitry using quantum mechanical tunneling structures

US6362660B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2000
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K3/315
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

CMOS semiconductor latch and register (500) circuitry is disclosed, comprising a first tunneling structure latch circuit (502); data input circuitry (506), coupled and adapted to pass data to (504) said first tunneling structure latch circuit (502), a second tunneling structure latch circuit (514), data transmission circuitry (516), coupled between said first and second tunneling structure latch circuits, and adapted to transfer data from said first tunneling structure latch circuit to said second tunneling structure latch circuit, and data output circuitry (518), coupled to (512) said second tunneling structure latch circuit (514).

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