Metastability

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Manuv16589

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• Nov 25, 2011

• #1

Hi members,
why does flip flop goes into metastable state when it violates setup and hold time?

 

ronv

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• Nov 25, 2011

• #2

https://www.asic-world.com/tidbits/metastablity.html

 

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Manuv16589

New Member

• Nov 25, 2011

• #3

Hi,
I know that a flip flop goes into metastable state when it violates setup and hold time. But i dont understand why it oscillates when it violates.

 

ronv

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• Nov 25, 2011

• #4

Maybe someone has a better description, but I think it is because the latch is in between a zero and a one state so it is no longer digital.