Setup time

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005180",
  "term": "Setup time",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The minimum amount of time that a synchronous input data signal must be stable and present before the active edge of a clock signal arrives for reliable data capture by a flip-flop or latch. Failing to meet this timing requirement can lead to a metastable state, where the output is unpredictable. This parameter is specified in nanoseconds for digital integrated circuits.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Setup-Zeit",
    "es": "tiempo de establecimiento",
    "fr": "temps de setup"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/setup-time/"
}