Timing discriminator circuit and method for determining the arrival order of input signals
US5266844A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods capable of analyzing a wide variety of input signal waveforms to arbitrate their arrival sequence with a high resolution. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is an arbiter circuit which includes an input means for inputting signals whose waveforms are to be analyzed, a comparator means for distinguishing arrival times of the input signals, the comparator means further including means for quantizing flux, and an output means for outputting information which identifies the arrival of at least one of the input signals. In an alternate embodiment, feedback means are provided for compensating asymmetries in the comparator means.
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