Microthyristor-based sequential circuits and systems.

This paper describes the construction of new circuit configurations for some sequential circuits. These circuits are based on the microthyristor as a microelectronic bistable device that can store logic one and logic zero and on NMOS transistors that act either as pass transistors or drivers. The shift register, considered as a main type of sequential circuit, is developed from a D flip-flop that is designed basically from the microthyristor as a bistable device. Moreover, different types of counters based on the microthyristor as a storing element are developed. Microthyristor sequential circuits were found to perform well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]