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Cross bar switch structure for highly congested environments

US10333508B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Harry Barowski · Balingen, DE
Kurt Lind · Lörrach, DE
Friedrich Schroeder · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 29, 2017
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 7, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q11/00
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor circuit is provided having a crossbar switch arrangement, which includes at least one multiplexer, an output of which corresponds to an output of the crossbar switch arrangement. The arrangement also includes: a set of input lines connected to data inputs of the multiplexer, the input lines extending along a first direction of the semiconductor circuit; and a set of select lines connected to select inputs of the multiplexer, the select lines extending along a second direction of the semiconductor circuit, where the second direction differs from the first direction. The multiplexer includes at least one multiplexing circuit for generating a multiplexed signal from signals present at the input lines and at least one primary output driver for generating an output signal from the multiplexed signal.

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