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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Ivan E. Sutherland, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Scott M. Fairbanks, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A latching data system includes a memory element that is configured to store a data value. A latch input is coupled to the memory element, so that changes in the latch input change the data value stored in the memory element without waiting for an assertion of a clock signal. The system also includes a driver circuit that is configured to drive the data value stored in the memory element onto a latch output. The system additionally includes a clocking circuit that is configured to cause the driver circuit to drive the data value stored in the memory element onto the latch output in response to an assertion of the clock signal.