Latch with a feedback circuit
US8760208B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K3/35606
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus may include a storage circuit that may have a first terminal and a second terminal and may have two cross-coupled inverters. The apparatus may include a feedback circuit coupled to the first terminal. The feedback circuit may include electronic logic elements to determine if the storage circuit is in a metastable state. The feedback circuit may couple at least one of the first and second terminals to one of a voltage reference and a voltage source if determined that the storage circuit is in a metastable state.
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