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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Avago Technologies General Ip (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Karthik Chandrasekharan, Chandler, AZ (US);
Balaji Narasimham, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/003 (2006.01); H03K 19/20 (2006.01); H03K 3/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/00338 (2013.01); H03K 3/356104 (2013.01); H03K 19/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit for steering charges generated from ionization radiation away from a latch includes charge steering transistors operating in strong inversion. The charge steering transistors are electrically coupled to other transistors in stacked inverters within the latch. During normal operation, the charge steering transistors are turned on when the other transistors being coupled to are turned off. The charge steering transistors may reduce the negative impact of ionization radiation on the operation of the latch.