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US 4,065,187 AGranted
Semiconductor latch circuit using integrated logic units and Schottky diode in combination
AssigneeTokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasoji Suzuki, Yukuya Tokumaru, Masanori Nakai
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Abstract
A semiconductor latch circuit formed of a plurality of integrated injection logic (abbreviated as "IIL") units each comprising a switching transistor acting as a switching element and an injector transistor acting as an injector, wherein a Schottky diode is connected to the base of the switching transistor.
Claims14
A semiconductor latch circuit operative with a power source comprising a first integrated injection logic unit formed of a first switching transistor and a first injector transistor;
- a second integrated injection logic unit formed of a second switching transistor and a second injector transistor;
- an output signal leading-out transistor having first and second collectors;
- an input terminal for receiving a pulse signal to be latched;
- a first Schottky diode connected between the base of the first switching transistor and said input terminal;
- strobe signal input means operatively connected to the respective bases of said first and second switching transistors for providing strobe signals thereto;
- an output terminal connected to the first collector of the output signal leading-out transistor;
- wherein the emitters of the first and second injector transistors are connected to the power source;
- the collector of the first injector transistor and the collector of the second injector transistor are connected to the bases of the first and second switching transistors, respectively;
- the bases of the first and second injector transistors are connected to a reference potential;
- the collectors of the first and second switching transistors are connected to the base of the output signa leading-out transistor;
- the emitters of the first and second switching transistors are connected to the reference potential;
- the second collector of the output signal leading-out transistor is connected to the base of the second switching transistor;
- and said first Schottky diode is rendered nonconductive when a pulse signal supplied to the pulse signal input terminal has a level of "1".
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