Title :
On the "Metastable region" of flip-flop circuits
Author :
Liu, Bede ; Gallagher, Neal C.
Author_Institution :
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
fDate :
4/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In [1], Couranz and Wann studied the behavior of synchronizers operating in the metastable region; their analysis of the circuit was based on a probabilistic description using random noise as the driving force. We present an alternate and much simpler deterministic description of the circuit behavior based on a study of the circuit differential equation.
Keywords :
Active filters; Capacitors; Displays; Flip-flops; Frequency; Metastasis; Pulse circuits; Resistors; Solid state circuits; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1977.10526
