Jonathan entered his illogical Dickson doubler into the Open 7400 Logic Competition.
My entry demonstrates how you can use the internal protection diodes and back powering to power a 74HC14 at a voltage “double” (minus diode drops) that of the primary power supply. This method was tested on a 74HC14 and a 74HC595, but it should work on any IC that uses clamping diodes for I/O protection.
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Very cool misuse! I wish misuse had it’s own category.