FERRIED FLIP-FLOP Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: electrical engineering; miscellaneous switching devices. SUBSTANCE: ferried flip-flop has storage element made of retentive material and accommodating two differentially connected windings, at least two closing reed relays coupled with storage element having common winding placed on them, four inputs enabling setting the device in one of two original states, and five diodes. Device possesses properties of bistable cell and power-failure indestructible memory. EFFECT: simplified design, reduced power requirement, reduced mass and size. 1 dwg