Level sensitive latch
US6542016B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/037
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A binary digital logic level sensitive latch comprising a first inverter that provides an output (O1). At least one input signal (I1) and an activation signal (Clk) are provided to the first inventer both being capacitively coupled to an input of the first inverter and a switching threshold of the first inverter. The capacitance of the couplings being predetermined such that the output of the first inverter (O1) is a NOR function of the inputs signals and the activation signal O1={overscore (I1+Clk)}. A second inverter has as inputs capacitively coupled the output of the first inverter (O1), the activation signal (Clk) and an inverted pervious output signal (P) to provide output (O2). A switching threshold of the second inverter and the capacitance of the couplings being predetermined such that the output of the second inverter (O2) takes the function of: O2={overscore ((Clk×P)+O1)}.
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