IP Library Granted Patent US 9,397,642
Granted Patent B2
US 9,397,642 · App. 14/678,704 · Granted Jul 19, 2016

Latch circuit

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Patent No.
US 9,397,642
App. No.
14/678,704
Granted
Jul 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A latch circuit includes a first PMOS transistor suitable for pull-up driving a second node based on a voltage of a first node, a first NMOS transistor suitable for pull-down driving the second node based on a voltage of the first node, a second PMOS transistor suitable for pull-up driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node, a second NMOS transistor suitable for pull-down driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node, a first separation element suitable for electrically separating the first NMOS transistor from the second node when the first PMOS transistor is turned on, and a second separation element suitable for electrically separating the second NMOS transistor from the first node when the second PMOS transistor is turned on.

Claims (37)

1. A latch circuit comprising:

a first PMOS transistor suitable for pull-up driving a second node based on a voltage of a first node;

a first NMOS transistor suitable for pull-down driving the second node based on a voltage of the first node;

a second PMOS transistor suitable for pull-up driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node;

a second NMOS transistor suitable for pull-down driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node;

a first separation element suitable for electrically separating the first NMOS transistor from the second node when the first PMOS transistor is turned on; and

a second separation element suitable for electrically separating the second NMOS transistor from the first node when the second PMOS transistor is turned on,

wherein the first separation element and the second separation element include a PMOS transistor, respectively.

2. The latch circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first inverter suitable for inverting a voltage of the first node to control the first separation element; and

a second inverter suitable for inverting a voltage of the second node to control the second separation element.

3. The latch circuit of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first inverter suitable for inverting a voltage of the first node to control the first separation element,

wherein the second separation element is controlled by a voltage of the first node.

4. A latch circuit comprising:

a first PMOS transistor suitable for pull-up driving a second node based on a voltage of a first node;

a first NMOS transistor suitable for pull-down driving a third node based on a voltage of the first node;

a second PMOS transistor suitable for pull-up driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node;

a second NMOS transistor suitable for pull-down driving a fourth node based on a voltage of the second node;

a first separation element suitable for electrically connecting the second node to the third node when the first PMOS transistor is turned off, and electrically separating the second node from the third node when the first PMOS transistor is turned on; and

a second separation element suitable for electrically connecting the first node to the fourth node when the second PMOS transistor is turned off, and electrically separating the first node from the fourth node when the second PMOS transistor is turned on,

wherein the first separation element and the second separation element include a PMOS transistor, respectively.

5. The latch circuit of claim 4 , further comprising:

a first inverter suitable for inverting a voltage the first node to control the first separation element; and

a second inverter suitable for inverting a voltage the second node to control the second separation element.

6. The latch circuit of claim 4 , further comprising:

a first inverter suitable for inverting a voltage the first node to control the first separation element,

wherein the second separation element is controlled by a voltage of the first node.

7. A latch circuit comprising:

a first transistor suitable for pull-up driving a second node based on a voltage of a first node;

a second transistor suitable for pull-down driving the second node based on a voltage of the first node;

a third transistor suitable for pull-up driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node;

a fourth transistor suitable for pull-down driving the first node based on a voltage of the second node;

a fifth transistor suitable for electrically separating the second node from the second transistor when the first transistor is turned on;

a sixth transistor suitable for electrically separating the first node from the fourth transistor when the third transistor is turned on;

a first inverter suitable for inverting a voltage of the first node to control the fifth transistor; and

a second inverter suitable for inverting a voltage of the second node to control the sixth transistor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2024
From: SK HYNIX INC.
To: MIMIRIP LLC
Reel/Frame 067335/0246 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2015
From: CHOI, HAE-RANG; HWANG, MI-HYUN
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 035332/0858 →