摘要:
Each of first and second grounded-emitter amplifier transistors has a diode connected between its collector electrode and the base electrode of the other to provide a storage flip-flop. Third and fourth transistors have collector electrodes, each coupled to a source of triggering pulses by similar resistors; cross-coupled collector and base electrodes; and emitter electrodes, each connected to a separate one of the base electrodes of the first and second transistors and each connected to ground reference potential by a resistor. So connected, the third and fourth transistors provide a commutating flip-flop, functioning as a steering network for trigger pulses and providing for short term memory of the previous state of the storage flip during its transition in response to a triggering impulse. The use of diodes to cross-couple the collector and base electrodes of the first and second transistors in the storage flip-flop permits fast transitions of the storage flip-flop despite the use of pinch resistor collector loads for the first, second, third and fourth transistors and restricted amplitude triggering pulses, which are employed to reduce power consumption of the direct-coupled triggered flip-flop.
摘要:
Bistable memory elements having a pair of active transistor components are provided with separate voltage supply lines. The collector and/or emitter circuits of each transistor pair are selectively connected to different ones of the voltage supply lines, which are actuated in sequence to set each memory element into a predetermined initial state, thus combining the advantages of read-only operation with random access capabilities.
摘要:
A protected monolithic integrated flip-flop circuit comprises a pair of NPN transistors as the active flip-flop elements with the collectors of each of these transistors being supplied from a constant current source in the form of a dual-collector lateral PNP transistor. Collector-to-substrate distributed capacitance operates to retard the switching time of the flip-flop causing it to be a low speed flip-flop. A pair of substrate PNP transistors are used to apply the input trigger signals to the NPN transistors and operate to provide protection for the circuit against high positive or negative input voltages.
摘要:
A bistable flip-flop circuit having a memory core is designed to return to a preferred state after power failure or radiation burst. A feedback loop from the memory core senses whether the preferred state is the same as the state before power failure or radiation and, if not the same, changes the state of the flipflop circuit.