Demultiplexer for a multi-bitline bus
CA 2247251 C · Owner: Alcatel Usa, Inc. · Inventors: Elliott, Paul M.
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A demultiplexer (10) includes an input stage (12) that receives a serial data stream having a plurality of m-bit sections at a first clock rate. The input stage converts successive n-bit portions of each m-bit section into a first nbit parallel output at a second clock rate. An intermediary stage (14) receives the first n-bit parallel output and generates a second n-bit parallel output at the second clock rate. The first n-bit parallel output corresponds to a different portion of an m-bit section than the second n-bit parallel output. An output stage (16) receives the first n-bit parallel output from the input stage (12) and the second n-bit parallel output from the intermediary …
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- Filed February 21, 1997 and granted December 12, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 21, 2017.
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