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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles E Dike, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Assignee:
North American Philips Corp., Signetics Div., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307480 ; 3072721 ; 307443 ;
Abstract
A D-type flip-flop arrangement includes first and second latches .Circuitry interposed between the latches blocks any metastable condition that may occur in the first latch from propagating into the second latch. Additionally, the arrangement minimizes the likelihood that the first latch will enter a metastable condition and, if it does, resolves the condition extremely rapidly.