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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Shoji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Shoji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Advantest Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An input priority determination circuit is configured such that: (i) when a set signal S is asserted and a reset signal R is negated, an intermediate set signal S' is asserted and an intermediate reset signal R′ is negated; (ii) when the set signal S is negated and the reset signal R is asserted, the intermediate set signal S′ is negated, and the intermediate reset signal R′ is asserted; (iii) when a control signal P indicates a set priority mode, and when the set signal S and the reset signal R are both asserted, the intermediate set signal S′ is asserted and the intermediate reset signal R′ is negated; and (iv) when the control signal P indicates a reset priority mode, and when the set signal S and the reset signal R are both asserted, the intermediate set signal S′ is negated and the intermediate reset signal R′ is asserted.