Abstract:
An improved EFL gate which provides concurrent true and complementary outputs. An input transistor has its base coupled to an input and its emitter coupled to an emitter of a reference transistor. The reference transistor has its base coupled to a voltage reference and its collector coupled to the base of a true output transistor. The emitter of the true output transistor provides the true output, while its collector is coupled to a voltage supply. A complementary output transistor has its base coupled to the collector of the input transistor with its emitter providing the complementary output. Its collector is coupled to the voltage supply, as is the collector of the input transistor.
Abstract:
In general, techniques are described that insert one or more bits into a digital bit stream to maintain an overall transition density in the digital bit stream. Maintaining the overall transition density facilitates the generation of a recovered clock by a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit of a receiver. For example, when a data transition ratio for a portion of the digital bit stream is less than a desired data transition ratio, the techniques insert additional bits to increase the overall transition density of the digital bit stream.
Abstract:
A multi-interface bus allows for different bus standards to be implemented over the same set of physical bus lines. More particularly, in one implementation, the system includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a bus connecting the first and second circuit boards. The second circuit board is configured to communicate with the first circuit board using either a synchronous or an asynchronous bus protocol determined based on a bus protocol used by the first circuit board.
Abstract:
A device applies synchronous clocking across a first component and a second component of the device, and designates a particular serial link, from a group of serial links, as a master serial link. The device also designates the remaining serial links as slave serial links, provides, via the master serial link, an encoded data stream, and provides, via the slave serial links, un-encoded and scrambled data streams.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit chip carries a number of electronic circuits, at least one of which includes, in its output stage, a control device that responds to a reference signal to adjust the output current-handling capability of the electronic circuit, thereby regulating the signal propagation delay exhibited by the electronic circuit. The reference circuit is generated by a digital-to-analog circuit that is also formed on the chip. The digital-to-analog circuit is coupled to a number of contact elements disposed on an outer surface of the package containing the integrated circuit chip that can be selectively interconnected to a DC voltage to choose the value of the reference signal.