A radiation hardened latch is presented. The radiation hardened latch uses
two redundant inverter paths to duplicate an input signal. The duplicated
inverter paths are coupled with a radiation hardened inverter that will
only produce an inverted signal if both input signals have equivalent
voltage levels. The radiation hardened inverter and its output signal
produce a radiation hardened node that drives either one of the
duplicated inverter paths back to an appropriate voltage level in the
event of an SET. Because, the radiation hardened node and duplicated
inverter paths are isolated, the latch may be optimized for factors such
as signal speed and driving strength. These factors may be optimized
without affecting radiation hardness. The radiation hardened latch may
also be used to build more complex circuits such as a flip-flop.