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Switched capacitor sorter based on magnitude

US6118307A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 1999
Grant dateSep 12, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06G7/26
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A switched capacitor sorter based on magnitude includes a plurality of input units, a winner-take-all (WTA) circuit for finding a maximum voltage level, and an output unit. A plurality of input voltages are simultaneously input to the respective input units, and the sorted results are output in a time-shared manner.

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