Pulse synthesizing circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9287867-B2
Application number	US-201414295658-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2014
Priority date	Jun 11, 2013
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

A circuit having versatility synthesizes one-bit digital signals to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit synthesizes one-bit digital signals from two DFFs to generate a ternary signal. The pulse synthesizing circuit has a first NOR gate, a second NOR gate, a third NOR gate, and three switches. The first switch is connected to a first electric potential, the second switch is connected to a second electric potential, and the third switch is connected to a third electric potential. The first to third switches are turned on/off according to logical values of the signals from the two DFFs, and any of the first electric potential, the second electric potential, and the third electric potential is set as an output potential so that a ternary signal is generated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pulse synthesizing circuit for synthesizing a first one-bit digital signal and a second one-bit digital signal to generate a ternary signal, the circuit comprising:
a logic circuit for outputting a first electric potential in a first case of a combination of a logical value of the first one-bit digital signal and a logical value of the second one-bit digital signal, outputting a second electric potential smaller than the first electric potential in a second case where a combination of a logical value of the first one-bit digital signal and a logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is different from the combination in the first case, and outputting a third electric potential between the first electric potential and the second electric potential in a third case where a combination of a logical value of the first one-bit digital signal and a logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is different from the combinations in the first case and the second case,
wherein
the logic circuit outputs the first electric potential when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0, outputs the second electric potential smaller than the first electric potential when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1, and outputs the third electric potential between the first electric potential and the second electric potential when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal 1 or when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0.

2. The pulse synthesizing circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the logic circuit includes a logical gate group and a switch group,
the switch group includes
a first switch connected to the first electric potential,
a second switch connected to the second electric potential, and
a third switch connected to the third electric potential, and

the logical gate group outputs a control signal for turning on the first switch when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0, outputs a control signal for turning on the second switch when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1, and outputs a control signal for turning on the third switch when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1 or when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0.

3. The pulse synthesizing circuit according to claim 2 , wherein
the first switch is a first three-state buffer whose input terminal is connected to the first electric potential,
the second switch is a second three-state buffer whose input terminal is connected to the second electric potential,
the third switch is an analog switch whose input terminal is connected to the third electric potential,
output terminals of the first, second, and third switches are connected, and
the logical gate group includes
a first NOR gate for receiving an inverted signal of the first one-bit digital signal and the second one-bit digital signal, and performing a logical operation so as to output a signal to a control terminal of the first switch,
a second NOR gate for receiving the first one-bit digital signal and an inverted signal of the second one-bit digital signal, and performing a logical operation so as to output a signal to a control terminal of the second switch, and
a third NOR gate for receiving a control signal from the first NOR gate and a control signal from the second NOR gate, and performing a logical operation so as to output the control signals to the third switch.

4. A pulse synthesizing circuit for synthesizing a first one-bit digital signal and a second one-bit digital signal to generate a ternary signal, the circuit comprising:
a logic circuit for outputting a first electric potential in a first case of a combination of a logical value of the first one-bit digital signal and a logical value of the second one-bit digital signal, outputting a second electric potential smaller than the first electric potential in a second case where a combination of a logical value of the first one-bit digital signal and a logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is different from the combination in the first case, and outputting a third electric potential between the first electric potential and the second electric potential in a third case where a combination of a logical value of the first one-bit digital signal and a logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is different from the combinations in the first case and the second case,
wherein
the logic circuit outputs the first electric potential when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1, outputs the second electric potential smaller than the first electric potential when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0, and outputs the third electric potential between the first electric potential and the second electric potential when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0 or when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1,
the logic circuit includes a logical gate group and a switch group,
the switch group includes
a first switch connected to the first electric potential,
a second switch connected to the second electric potential, and
a third switch connected to the third electric potential, and

the logical gate group outputs a control signal for turning on the first switch when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1, outputs a control signal for turning on the second switch when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0, and outputs a control signal for turning on the third switch when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 1 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 0 or when the logical value of the first one-bit digital signal is 0 and the logical value of the second one-bit digital signal is 1.

5. The pulse synthesizing circuit according to claim 4 , wherein
the first switch is a P channel MOSFET,
the second switch is a N channel MOSFETs,
the third switch is an analog switch, and
the logical gate group includes
a NAND gate for receiving the first one-bit digital signal and the second one-bit digital signal, and performing a logical operation so as to output a control signal to a gate of the first switch,
a NOR gate for receiving the first one-bit digital signal and the second one-bit digital signal, and performing a logical operation so as to output a control signal to a gate of the second switch, and
an EXOR gate for receiving the control signal from the NAND gate and the control signal from the NOR gate, and performing a logical operation so as to output a control signal to the third switch.

6. A pulse synthesizing circuit for synthesizing a first one-bit digital signal and a second one-bit digital signal to generate a ternary signal, the circuit comprising:
a logic circuit for outputting a first e

Assignees

• Onkyo Kk

Inventors

• Nakanishi Yoshinori
• Kawaguchi Tsuyoshi
• Sekiya Mamoru

Classifications

• H03K19/21

  EXCLUSIVE-OR circuits, i.e. giving output if input signal exists at only one input; COINCIDENCE circuits, i.e. giving output only if all input signals are identical · CPC title

• H03K19/0002 Primary

  Multistate logic (H03K19/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L25/4923

  using ternary codes (H04L25/4927 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03K19/09443

  using a combination of enhancement and depletion transistors · CPC title

• H04L25/4925

  using balanced bipolar ternary codes · CPC title