Double edge single data flip-flop circuitry

A double-data, flip-flop circuit for forcing a desired state on a circuit output signal, comprising:

• a first flip-flop for producing a first output signal in response to a first clock signal and a first data signal;
• a second flip-flop for producing a second output signal in response to a second clock signal and a second data signal;
• said first data signal comprising a signal responsive to said second output signal and a first data input, and said second data signal comprising a signal responsive to said first output signal and a second data input, said second clock signal comprising the inversion of said first clock signal;
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• means for forcing said circuit output signal to said desired state in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A double-clock, single-data flip-flop circuit for producing a circuit output signal in response to two clock input signals and a single-data signal, comprising:

• a first flip-flop for producing a first output signal in response to a first clock signal and a first data signal;
• a second flip-flop for producing a second output signal in response to a second clock signal and a second data signal;
• said first data signal comprising a signal responsive to said second output and a data input, and said second data signal comprising a signal responsive to said first output and said data input;
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• means for producing said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A double-edge, single-data, flip-flop circuit for producing a circuit output signal in response to two clock input signals, comprising:

• a first flip-flop for producing a first output signal in response to a first clock signal and a first data signal;
• a second flip-flop for producing a second output signal in response to a second clock signal and a second data signal;
• said first data signal comprising a signal responsive to said second output signal and a first data input associated with said first clock signal, and said second data signal comprising a signal responsive to said first output signal and a second data input associated with said second clock signal;
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• means for producing said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A double-edge J-K flip-flop circuit for producing a circuit output signal in response to J and K logic inputs and a clock input signal, comprising:

• a first D logic flip-flop for producing a first output signal in response to a first clock signal and a first D logic data signal;
• a second D logic flip-flop for producing a second output signal in response to a second clock signal and a second data D logic data signal, said second clock signal comprising an inversion of said first clock signal;
• logic conversion means for converting a plurality of J-K logic data signals to said first and second D logic data signals;
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• means for producing said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A method for producing a circuit output signal in response to two clock input signals, comprising:

• producing a first output signal from a first flip-flop in response to a first clock signal;
• producing a second output signal from a second flip-flop in response to a second clock signal;
• generating a control input to said first flip-flop in response to said second output signal;
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• outputting said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either producing said first output signal from said first flip-flop or producing said second output signal from said second flip-flop.

A method for producing a circuit output signal in response to both a rising and a falling edge of a clock input signal, comprising:

• producing a first output signal from a first flip-flop in response to a rising edge of a clock signal and a first data signal;
• producing a second output signal from a second flip-flop in response to a falling edge of said clock signal and a second data signal;
• generating a control input to said first flip-flop in response to said second output signal;
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• outputting said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A method for forcing a desired state on a circuit output signal using a double-data, flip-flop circuit, comprising the steps of:

• producing a first output signal from a first flip-flop in response to a first clock signal and a first data signal, said first data signal associated with said first clock signal;
• producing a second output signal from a second flip-flop in response to a second clock signal and a second data signal, said second data signal associated with said second clock signal and said second clock signal comprising the inversion of said first clock signal;
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• outputting said desired state on said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A method for producing a double-clock, single-data circuit output signal from a flip-flop circuit in response to two clock input signals, comprising the steps of:

• producing a first output signal from a first flip-flop in response to a first clock signal and a first data signal;
• producing a second output signal from a second flip-flop in response to a second clock signal and said first data signal;
• generating a control signal to control said first data signal in response to said second output signal;
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• outputting said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.

A method for producing a double-edge, J-K logic output circuit signal, comprising the steps of:

• converting J-K logic data signals into a plurality of D logic data signals;
• producing a first output signal from a first flip-flop in response to a first clock signal and one of said plurality of D logic data signals;
• producing a second output signal from a second flip-flop in response to a second clock signal and another of said plurality of D logic data signals, said second clock signal comprising an inversion of said first clock signal;
• outputting said circuit output signal in response to exclusively either said first flip-flop producing said first output signal or said second flip-flop producing said second output signal.