Very low power, high performance universal connector for reconfigurable macro cell arrays
US6765409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/17784
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low-voltage programmable connector includes two separate paths. Each path includes a buffer and a pair of transmission gates whose control terminals receive the voltages supplied by a memory element associated with that path. If the voltages supplied by the memory elements respectively close the transmission gates in the first path and open those in the second path, signal is transferred from the first terminal to the second terminal of the connector. If the voltages supplied by the memory elements respectively open the transmission gates in the first path and close those in the second path, signal is transferred from the second terminal to the first terminal of the connector. If the voltages supplied by the memory elements open the transmission gates in both the first and second paths, signal transfer between the first and second terminals of the connector is inhibited.
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