Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit wherein an input circuit is formed by a phase split circuit consisting of a bipolar transistor which outputs an inverted output from the collector and non-inverted output from the emitter, the emitter follower output circuit is driven by an inverted output of the phase split circuit, meanwhile, an emitter load of the emitter follower output circuit is formed by a transistor, and the emitter load transistor is temporarily driven conductively by a charging current of the capacitance to be charged by the rising edge of the non-inverted output of the phase split circuit.

Abstract: An ECL flip-flop circuit has a data holding differential transistor pair and a feedback circuit provided between the collectors and bases of this differential transistor pair. The feedback circuit includes a resistor connected between the bases of the data holding differential transistor pair, a pair of switching means for selectively terminating one end or the other of the resistor, and a pair of feedback transistors each adapted to receive at its base the collector potential of one transistor or the other of the differential transistor pair and to form an emitter follower circuit with the resistor selectively included therein. Thus, it is possible to prevent a malfunction of the ECl flip-flop circuit due to .alpha.-particles or the like.

Abstract: An ECL flip-flop circuit has a data holding differential transistor pair and a feedback circuit provided between the collectors and bases of this differential transistor pair. The feedback circuit includes a resistor connected between the bases of the data holding differential transistor pair, a pair of switching means for selectively terminating one end or the other of the resistor, and a pair of feedback transistors each adapted to receive at its base the collector potential of one transistor or the other of the differential transistor pair and to form an emitter follower circuit with the resistor selectively included therein. Thus, it is possible to prevent a malfunction of the ECL flip-flop circuit due to .alpha.-particles or the like.

Abstract: An improved flip-flop circuit is provided which prevents the occurrence of soft errors due to .alpha. rays and the like emitted from a trace amount of radioactive materials contained in a semiconductor package material. The flip-flop circuit has a first logic circuit which holds data and produces a first logic signal and a second logic circuit which produces a second logic signal. A logic gate receives the first and second logic signals that are produced from the first and second logic circuits and which have the same logic level. The output of the logic gate is input to the first logic circuit through a feedback loop which is provided between the output and the input of the first logic circuit and which includes the logic gate. According to the circuit construction of the present invention, a flip-flop circuit can be accomplished which is resistant to the radioactive rays such as .alpha. rays and does not cause soft errors.