Patent · US Expired

Muting circuit

US5838803A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 30, 1996
Grant dateNov 17, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/348
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a mute control circuit which is simplified to efficiently remove switching noise during the muting of each output and reducing the number of connection pins required for a given integrated circuit. The mute control circuit includes a pulse generator for receiving the each mute signal and generating a control pulse; a charge/discharge signal generator for receiving the control pulse and generating a charge/discharge signal and a switching control signal; a controller for receiving the charge/discharge signal and controlling the mute operation of the output terminal according to the switching control signal; and a switching signal generator for receiving the mute signal, generating a switching signal according to the switching control signal of the charge/discharge signal generator, and supplying the switching signal to the controller.

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