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Transistor matrix shifter

CA 1298356 C · Owner: National Semiconductor Corporation · Inventors: Snyder, Warren; Tibbitts, Steve; Roberts, Scott

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File 8332-193, Abstract TRANSISTOR MATRIX SHIFTER The present invention provides an expandable ECL matrix shifter which has very few interconnecting wires. The shifter can perform a multicolumn right shift or a multicolumn left shift in one cycle, and it has independent wrap and fill capabilities. Two 2 to 1 multiplexers are provided for each bit position of the input signals. The input signals provide one of the inputs for both of the multiplexers. The second input of each multiplexer is a signal indicating what type of fill is desired. The shifter has horizontal data input lines, vertical data output lines and diagonal select lines. A bipolar transistor is located at each intersection of …

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  • Granted March 31, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 31, 2009.
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FiledJanuary 12, 1989
GrantedMarch 31, 1992
Term endedMarch 31, 2009
Patent numberCA 1298356 C
Classification (IPC)G06F5/00 +1 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedJan 12, 1989Patent grantedMarch 31, 1992Term endedMarch 31, 2009

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