FIFO information storage apparatus including status and logic modules for each cell
US5095462A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F5/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information storage apparatus for first-in-first-out storage and output of information includes a plurality of storage cells, an input circuit for inputting information to the storage cells, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the apparatus in response to at least one clock signal. The storage cells are arranged to effect serial progression of information therethrough in a predetermined sequence to an output, all in response to the control circuit. The control circuit directs the information through the input circuit to the empty cell of the plurality of storage cells which is most proximate to the output of the apparatus. The input circuit provides the information to a set of first storage cells and provides an inverse representation of the information to a set of second storage cells, the first storage cells preferably being odd-numbered storage cells from the output and the second storage cells preferably being even-numbered storage cells from the output.
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