Nonvolatile Sequential Circuits with low power consumption

This invention introduces a novel method to decrease the power consumption in logic circuits containing sequential circuit elements. This novel approach results in circuits with a smaller area compared to existing methods. Power reduction comes through the ability to shut down supply voltages thanks to the use of nonvolatile memory for data storage. Applications: 1) Logic circuits 2) System on a chip designs (for embedded systems etc.) 3) Processors and co- processors