System and method of transmitting data in an electronic circuit
First Claim
1. System of transmitting data in an electronic circuit, comprising a set of signal transmission lines disposed roughly in parallel to each other, each transmission line comprising inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, wherein:
- said set of transmission lines comprises four subsets of lines;
each of said subsets comprises at least one transmission line provided with a periodic arrangement of said inverting and non-inverting regeneration elements;
said respective regeneration elements are disposed in planes roughly perpendicular to said transmission lines;
four consecutive transmission lines disposed on the same level belong respectively to a separate subset of said subsets, and are disposed in a constant order;
a first transmission line of a first of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of inverting, non-inverting, non-inverting and inverting signal regeneration elements, a second transmission line of a second of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of inverting, inverting, non-inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, a third transmission line of a third of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of non-inverting, non-inverting, inverting and inverting signal regeneration elements, and a fourth transmission line of a fourth of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of non-inverting, inverting, inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, said regeneration elements of a periodic arrangement being roughly aligned.
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Abstract
System of transmitting data in an electronic circuit, comprising a set of signal transmission lines disposed roughly parallel to each other, each transmission line comprising inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements. Said set of transmission lines comprises four subsets of lines, each of which comprises at least one transmission line provided with a periodic arrangement of said inverting and non-inverting regeneration elements. Said respective regeneration elements are disposed in planes roughly perpendicular to said transmission lines. Four consecutive transmission lines disposed on the same level respectively belong to a separate subset of said subsets, and are disposed in a constant order.
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17 Claims
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1. System of transmitting data in an electronic circuit, comprising a set of signal transmission lines disposed roughly in parallel to each other, each transmission line comprising inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, wherein:
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said set of transmission lines comprises four subsets of lines;
each of said subsets comprises at least one transmission line provided with a periodic arrangement of said inverting and non-inverting regeneration elements;
said respective regeneration elements are disposed in planes roughly perpendicular to said transmission lines;
four consecutive transmission lines disposed on the same level belong respectively to a separate subset of said subsets, and are disposed in a constant order;
a first transmission line of a first of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of inverting, non-inverting, non-inverting and inverting signal regeneration elements, a second transmission line of a second of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of inverting, inverting, non-inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, a third transmission line of a third of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of non-inverting, non-inverting, inverting and inverting signal regeneration elements, and a fourth transmission line of a fourth of said subsets comprising a periodic arrangement of non-inverting, inverting, inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, said regeneration elements of a periodic arrangement being roughly aligned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Method of transmitting data in an electronic circuit, comprising a set of signal transmission lines disposed roughly parallel to each other, each transmission line comprising inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements, wherein:
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said set of transmission lines is divided into four subsets of lines;
at least one transmission line provided with a periodic arrangement of said inverting and non-inverting regeneration elements is assigned to each of said subsets;
said respective regeneration elements are disposed in planes roughly perpendicular to said transmission lines;
four consecutive transmission lines respectively belonging to a separate subset of said subsets are disposed in a constant order, at the same level;
inverting, non-inverting, non-inverting and inverting signal regeneration elements are arranged periodically on a first transmission line of a first of said subsets, inverting, inverting, non-inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements are arranged periodically on a second transmission line of a second of said subsets, non-inverting, non-inverting, inverting and inverting signal regeneration elements are arranged periodically on a third transmission line of a third of said subsets, non-inverting, inverting, inverting and non-inverting signal regeneration elements are arranged periodically on a fourth transmission line of a fourth of said subsets, and said regeneration elements of a periodic arrangement are roughly aligned.
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