Patent ID: 6891419
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: H03K

Abstract:
1. A cross-coupled inverter comprising: a first inverter circuit including a first NFET coupled to a first PFET, the first NFET having a body and drain being coupled one to another, and the first PFET having a body and drain coupled one to another; and a second inverter circuit cross-coupled with the first inverter circuit at a plurality of nodes, the second inverter circuit including a second NFET coupled to a second PFET, the second NFET having a body and a drain coupled one to another, and the second PFET having a body and drain coupled one to another; wherein the body of at least one of the first NFET, the second NFET, the first PFET and the second PFET is coupled so as to form a feedback path that reduces discharging at one or more of the plurality of nodes in response to a soft error event at the cross-coupled inverter.