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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Applicant:
Prasad H. Chalasani, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Prasad H. Chalasani, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Procket Networks, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K003/289 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low power flip-flop is disclosed. The number of transistors which are coupled to the clock signal is reduced by more than half when compared with known flip-flop designs. The flip-flop comprises a pair of clocked transistors forming a pass gate and a plurality of inverters coupled thereto. By reducing the number of clock signal connections needed for reliable operation, the present invention reduces the power consumed by the flip-flop when operating at typical levels of activity by up to 70%.