Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Switching circuits, latches and methods
- Patent Title (中): 开关电路,锁存器和方法
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Application No.: US13619464Application Date: 2012-09-14
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Publication No.: US08742792B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: John McCoy
- Applicant: John McCoy
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: H03K19/00
- IPC: H03K19/00

Abstract:
Switching circuits, latches and methods are provided, such as those that may respond to an input signal that transitions from a first binary level to a second binary level. One such switching circuit may have a metastable state that is closer to a first voltage corresponding to the first binary level than it is to a second voltage corresponding to the second binary level. In other embodiments, the metastable state may be dynamically adjustable so that it is at one voltage before the circuit switches and at a different voltage after the circuit switches. As a result, the switching circuit may respond relatively quickly to the input signal transitioning from the first binary level to the second binary level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130015884A1 SWITCHING CIRCUITS, LATCHES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2013-01-17
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