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8181073 |
SRAM macro test flop
A SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) macro test flop circuit includes a flip-flop circuit, a scan control circuit, and an output buffer circuit. The flip-flop circuit includes a master latch...
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8166286 |
Data pipeline with large tuning range of clock signals
The invention relates to a data pipeline comprising a first stage with a data input for receiving a digital data input signal, a clock input and a data output, and a first bi-stable element being...
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8151152 |
Latch circuit including data input terminal and scan data input terminal, and semiconductor device and control method
A latch circuit includes a first latch that stores data provided from a data input terminal when a clock is provided from a clock input terminal, and stores scan data provided from a scan data...
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8115530 |
Robust time borrowing pulse latches
Configurable time-borrowing flip-flops may be based on configurable pulse generation circuitry and pulse latches. The circuitry may use a self-timed architecture that controls the width of clock...
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8106698 |
Pulse-based flip-flop having scan input signal
A flip-flop for transmitting a scan input and data for scan-testing a semiconductor circuit is provided. The flip-flop includes a first pulse signal generator which generates a first pulse signal...
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8085076 |
Data retention flip flop for low power applications
A disclosed embodiment is a data retention flip flop comprising master and slave circuits that are configured to be turned off when a single sleep mode signal is activated. The disclosed embodiment...
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8076964 |
Sampling circuit
A sampling circuit for use in a semiconductor device, includes a first sampling unit configured to sample a data signal in synchronism with a reference clock signal and output a first output...
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8072251 |
Latch circuit and electronic device
A latch circuit includes: four or more gates; three input terminals and one or two output terminals which are connected to at least one of the four or more gates; a feedback circuit in which...
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8072252 |
Compound logic flip-flop having a plurality of input stages
A compound logic flip-flop. The flip-flop includes a plurality of input stages, wherein each of the input stages is coupled to receive at least one input signal and a clock signal. Each of the...
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8067971 |
Providing additional inputs to a latch circuit
A latch circuit for retaining and transmitting an input data value is disclosed, along with a memory, and a method for retaining and transmitting data. The latch circuit includes a primary input...
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8067970 |
Multi-write memory circuit with a data input and a clock input
Various types of memory circuits are described. A memory circuit may include a state-storage feedback loop coupled to a clock input and to a data input. The data input is introduced into the...
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8049546 |
Flip-flop, frequency divider and RF circuit having the same
A flip-flop, and a frequency divider and an RF circuit using the flip-flop. The frequency divider, which receives a first signal and generates a second signal by dividing a frequency of the first...
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8024623 |
Misalignment compensation for proximity communication
In a proximity communication system, transmit elements on one chip are aligned with receive elements on a second chip juxtaposed with the first chip. However, if the elements are misaligned, either...
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8018271 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a first flip-flop, a combined circuit and a second flip-flop that form a critical path; a first delay circuit and a third flip-flop that are provided in...
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8013649 |
Dynamic clock feedback latch
A dynamic clock feedback latch includes a feedback path that generates a data value on an output as a function of data inputs in response to a clock input going low and generates a latching value...
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7990180 |
Fast dynamic register
A fast dynamic register circuit including first and second precharge circuits, a keeper circuit and an output circuit. The first and second precharge circuits each precharge a corresponding one of...
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7979754 |
Voltage margin testing for proximity communication
A method of testing a proximity communication system for voltage margin by impressing a voltage upon the data link between the transmitter on one chip and the receiver on the other chip coupled to...
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7977983 |
Device having synchronizing capabilities
A method and a device having synchronizing capabilities, the device includes; (i) a first circuit that is adapted to receive a first clock signal; (ii) a second circuit that is adapted to receive a...
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7966589 |
Structure for dynamic latch state saving device and protocol
The invention comprises a design structure for a dynamic voltage state-saving latch electrical circuit comprising a charge device adapted as a storage element, an integrated recovery mechanism, a...
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7965119 |
Device and method for handling metastable signals
A method and device for managing metastable signals. The device includes: a first latch and a second latch, a multiple switching point circuit, connected between an output node of the first latch...
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7956661 |
Standard cell and semiconductor device
The present invention provides a standard cell and a scan flip flop circuit capable of introducing a scan test also to a system LSI having an ACS circuit. One standard cell is configured by: a...
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7924077 |
Signal processing apparatus including latch circuit
A signal processing apparatus includes: a latch circuit; a set pulse generation circuit; a reset pulse generation circuit; and a correction set signal forming circuit. The correction set signal...
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7904847 |
CMOS circuit leakage current calculator
This invention provides a method for determining leakage current in a CMOS circuit having several devices. It includes the steps of reading a netlist which describes the circuit and includes...
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7880502 |
Logic circuit
A logic circuit with a simple configuration and good current efficiency is provided. The logic circuit includes a two-terminal bistable switching element (1) having characteristics which maintain...
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7872513 |
Apparatus and circuit including latch circuit, and method of controlling latch circuit
An apparatus includes a first selector which selects a test data during a first operation mode, and selects a first input data during a second operation mode, a first latch circuit which latches an...
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7843243 |
Flip-flop circuit, pipeline circuit including a flip-flop circuit, and method of operating a flip-flop circuit
Example embodiments relate to an electronic circuit, for example, a flip-flop circuit, a pipeline circuit including the flip-flop circuit and a method for operating the flip-flop circuit. A...
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7816966 |
Economy precision pulse generator
A system includes an input device, an output device, a mechanical chassis, a printed circuit board, and a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a mechanical package, and a...
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7795939 |
Method and system for setup/hold characterization in sequential cells
An on-chip logic cell timing characterization circuit is provided. Also provided are a method of conducting setup/hold characterization on a sequential cell and a method of characterizing...
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7782107 |
Method and apparatus for an event tolerant storage circuit
An apparatus for an event tolerant circuit including a latch. The event tolerant circuit may maintain correct data values even after the occurrence of an event such as a soft error. The event...
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7768331 |
State-retentive master-slave flip flop to reduce standby leakage current
A system for storing state values during standby mode operation comprises a master flip flop that receives and stores state information during active mode operation and an associated slave flip...
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7768329 |
Semiconductor device
A shift register capable of supplying only a necessary clock signal to a necessary unit register with simple constitution. A semiconductor device is provided with a shift register in which a...
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7768294 |
Pulse latch circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit
The disclosed invention is intended to decrease the power consumption of a pulse latch circuit. A pulse latch circuit that operates in sync with a pulsed clock signal, including a first operation...
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7714627 |
Double-triggered logic circuit
A double-triggered logic circuit is a composite circuitry consisting of a plurality of PMOS, NMOS, inverters and a signal line. It includes an AND logic circuit and a XNOR logic circuit to generate...
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7710177 |
Latch device having low-power data retention
A latch of an integrated circuit is able to retain data at the latch when the integrated circuit is in a low-power mode. The latch retains data at a retention stage in response to assertion of an...
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7688125 |
Latched comparator and methods for using such
Various systems and methods for comparing signals are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide comparator circuits with a preamplifier circuit, a latch...
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7671641 |
Frequency divider
A frequency divider includes a first latch and a second latch. The first latch is configured to receive a clock signal. The first latch is cross-coupled to the second latch. The second latch...
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7661047 |
Method and dual interlocked storage cell latch for implementing enhanced testability
A method and Dual Interlocked Storage Cell (DICE) latch for implementing enhanced testability, and a design structure on which the subject DICE latch circuit resides are provided. DICE latch...
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7649394 |
Latch circuit
A latch circuit (1) comprising a first input device (10a) in a first branch (4a) and a second input device (10b) in a second branch (4b). The latch circuit comprises a first estimator unit (40a)...
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7649396 |
Soft error rate hardened latch
A latch is provided that includes a first inverter, a second inverter, a first latch circuit and a second latch circuit. The first inverter to receive the first clock signal from an input port and...
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7650454 |
Arbiter module providing low metastability failure probability
An arbiter module receives two or more closely occurring asynchronous requests and provides an output with a low metastability failure probability. The arbiter module includes a request resolving...
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7626433 |
Flip-flop circuit assembly
A flip-flop circuit arrangement having a total of four differential amplifiers (1, 2, 3, 4), which are connected to one another to produce a D flip-flop, is specified. According to the suggested...
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7619455 |
Digital single event transient hardened register using adaptive hold
By adjusting a register's capturing clock edge timing so that the register captures data when the data returns to a correct state, the register may be protected against DSET upsets. If a data...
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7609792 |
Multiple-input multiple-output multichip transceiver with correlated clock signals
A multichip transceiver operates as part of a multiple-input multiple-output communication system. First receiver circuitry on a first integrated circuit processes radio-frequency (RF) signals...
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7564072 |
Semiconductor device having junction termination extension
A semiconductor device includes an anode electrode in Schottky contact with an n-type drift layer formed in an SiC substrate and a JTE region formed outside the anode electrode. The JTE region is...
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7521976 |
Low power high speed latch for a prescaler divider
A high-speed latch is disclosed that can function at high-speed input clocking frequencies. The active loads used within the latch design exhibit an input impedance that is inductive to the rest of...
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7518426 |
Low power flip-flop circuit and operation
A low power flip-flop circuit and its operation are described. In one example, the circuit includes a clocked gate for producing an output in response to an input when a clock is received, and a...
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7511894 |
Optical flip-flop circuit
A flip-flop circuit of the present invention includes a first switch and a second switch which are connected in series to each other. The first switch includes: two input ports upon which light...
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7508239 |
Pattern sequence and state transition triggers
A pattern sequence and state transition trigger generator provides a trigger when a specified transition from one pattern/state to another pattern/state occurs in a set of input signals. Decoders...
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7501871 |
Latch circuit
A latch circuit comprising, a differential input with a non-inverting input (D+) and an inverting input (D−). The latch further comprises a differential output with a non-inverting output (Q+) a...
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7489174 |
Dynamic flip-flop circuit
A dynamic flip-flop circuit which outputs an output signal on which a digital data signal is reflected based on a clock, includes: a first control stage configured to output a signal having a level...
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