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Basic cell for comparing a first and a second digital signal and a corresponding digital comparator

US5742224A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 1996
Grant dateApr 21, 1998
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F7/026
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a basic cell for comparing a first and a second digital signal, of the type having at least a first and a second input and a first and a second output and comprising at least one logic gate receiving digital signals at a first and a second signal input, and which comprises at least a first and a second controlled switch inserted in parallel with each other between the output terminal of the logic gate and the second output from the cell, the first switch being also connected between the first input and the first output of the cell and the second switch being also connected between the second input and the second output of the cell. The invention also relates to a digital comparator comprising a plurality of basic cells according to the invention.

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