Topics
Flip-flop-based sequential machines
Flip-flop rules
Signals in flip-flop system
Latch-based machines
Two-sided latch constraint
Latch shoot-through
Strict two-phase clocking discipline
Strict two-phase architecture
Two-phase clock
Why it works
Clocking types
Stable signals
Signal types
Stable data signal
How clocking types combine
Clocking types in the two-phase machine
Clocking type propagation
Two-coloring
Example: shift register
Shift register layout
Shift register operation
Non-strict disciplines
Qualified clocks
Uses of qualified clocks
Recirculating latch
Qualified clocks and skew
Qualification skew example
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