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Title: Single-transistor-clocked flip-flop

Abstract

The invention provides a low power, high performance flip-flop. The flip-flop uses only one clocked transistor. The single clocked transistor is shared by the first and second branches of the device. A pulse generator produces a clock pulse to trigger the flip-flop. In one preferred embodiment the device can be made as a static explicit pulsed flip-flop which employs only two clocked transistors.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175478
Patent Number(s):
6937079
Application Number:
10/628,737
Assignee:
University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
97ER12220
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Zhao, Peiyi, Darwish, Tarek, and Bayoumi, Magdy. Single-transistor-clocked flip-flop. United States: N. p., 2005. Web.
Zhao, Peiyi, Darwish, Tarek, & Bayoumi, Magdy. Single-transistor-clocked flip-flop. United States.
Zhao, Peiyi, Darwish, Tarek, and Bayoumi, Magdy. Tue . "Single-transistor-clocked flip-flop". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175478.
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