Low power flip-flop circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9628062
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15180092

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A 24-transistor D flip-flop circuit operates in a sampling mode when a clock signal has a first voltage state, and a holding mode when the clock signal has a second voltage state. The flip-flop circuit includes an internal control node coupled to a reference voltage node by way of a transistor controllable to couple the internal control node to the reference voltage node when the clock signal has the second voltage state. The flip-flop has very low power dissipation as it includes a 4-transistor change-sense component to detect changes in input data. The change-sense component is coupled in series with the transistor and receives an indication of an input voltage state of the flip-flop circuit and an indication of an output voltage state of the flip-flop circuit, and inhibits toggling of the internal control node if the indicated input voltage state and the indicated output voltage state are the same.

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  • FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.;NXP B.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Alan Yeow Khai Singapore, SG 1 2
Kim, Tae-Hyoung Singapore, SG 53 294
Le, Van-Loi Singapore, SG 1 2
Li, Juhui Singapore, SG 6 5

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