Multi-function switched-current magnitude sorter
US6271693A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99937
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A signal sorter for magnitude sorting among a number of signals is disclosed that allows for magnitude sorting of a number of signals in an ascending or descending ordered manner governed by the clock controlling signals. The sorter can generate sorted outputs fast enough for real-time applications and has a circuit structure suitable for implementation as integrated circuit devices. The sorter has a signal input section, maximum-deriving section, a feedback control and voltage output section and a sorted output section. All four sections are controlled by a set of timing clock input signals to manipulate the signal magnitude sorting.
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