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MOS latch with three stable operating points

US6794915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 5, 2001
Grant dateSep 21, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 5, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K3/3568
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tristable latch circuit fabricated utilizing standard MOS process technology includes a biasing element for identically biasing the MOS transistors in triode (as opposed to saturation) to implement a third stable operating point.

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