US Patent 7176736 High-speed, current driven latch

Patent 7176736 was granted and assigned to Linear Technology on February, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Linear Technology

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7176736

Date of Patent

February 13, 2007

Patent Application Number

10761753

Date Filed

January 20, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Timothy P. Callahan

Patent abstract

A high-speed, current-driven latch is provided. The latch conducts a current and includes an output, a SET circuit and a RESET circuit. The output is variable between a first state and a second state. The SET circuit conducts the current present in the latch at the first state such that the SET circuit is maintained close to a level required to change the output of the transistor from the first to the second level, and the RESET circuit conducts the current at the second level such that the RESET circuit is close to a level required to change the output of the transistor from the second level to the first level.