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1. A state storage circuit for storing a state in an RFID circuit, the state storage circuit comprising:
- a switch coupled to a first reference voltage;
a capacitance circuit coupled to the switch, the capacitance circuit comprising a capacitor that discharges through a tunneling current, wherein the discharging of the capacitance circuit is dominated by the tunneling current; and
a sensing circuit coupled to an output of the capacitance circuit and coupled to an output of a reference generator circuit which generates a predetermined reference voltage independently of any tunneling device, the sensing circuit configured to sense whether the output of the capacitance circuit is above the predetermined reference voltage and wherein the capacitance circuit discharges from a voltage which is about the first reference voltage to a voltage that is below the predetermined reference voltage.
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Abstract
An RFID transponder in one embodiment comprises a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, processing logic coupled to the RF transceiver, a switch coupled to the processing logic, a tunneling device coupled to the switch and a differential sensing circuit having a first input coupled to the tunneling device and a second input coupled to a predetermined reference voltage. In one embodiment, the tunneling device can discharge to a voltage below the predetermined reference voltage.
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1. A state storage circuit for storing a state in an RFID circuit, the state storage circuit comprising:
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a switch coupled to a first reference voltage; a capacitance circuit coupled to the switch, the capacitance circuit comprising a capacitor that discharges through a tunneling current, wherein the discharging of the capacitance circuit is dominated by the tunneling current; and a sensing circuit coupled to an output of the capacitance circuit and coupled to an output of a reference generator circuit which generates a predetermined reference voltage independently of any tunneling device, the sensing circuit configured to sense whether the output of the capacitance circuit is above the predetermined reference voltage and wherein the capacitance circuit discharges from a voltage which is about the first reference voltage to a voltage that is below the predetermined reference voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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