Signal multiplexing circuit

• US 6,385,214 B1
• Filed: 01/15/1999
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kikuchi, Hidekazu, Suzuki, Norihito
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Application Number:
  US09/231,631
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: 370/532, 370/533, 370/535, 370/536, 370/537, 370/538, 370/539, 370/540, 327/407, 327/408, 327/409, 327/410, 327/411, 327/412, 327/413
• US Class Current: 370/537
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/162 without feedback from the output circuit to the control circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/693 Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors logic circuits H03K19/00; code converters H03M5/00, H03M7/00

Abstract

A signal multiplexing circuit capable of reducing jitter provided with a first circuit for outputting input differential data by receiving a select drive signal comprising first and second NMOS transistors whose sources are commonly connected, a second circuit for outputting the input differential data with an inverted phase with respect to the output of the first circuit so as to add it to the output of the first circuit and never being selected by a select drive signal comprising third and fourth transistors whose sources are commonly connected, and a signal extracting circuit configured by connecting a connecting point of the sources of the first and second transistors to an output line of a select drive signal of a selector. As a result, jitter of the output signal can be reduced.

Claims

1. A signal multiplexing circuit which ensures multi-phase differential data changing in different phases to multiplex the data, comprising:

a plurality of signal extracting circuits, each receiving as input different differential data, including

a first circuit for outputting the input differential data when receiving a select drive signal and

a second circuit for outputting the input differential data with an inverted phase with respect to the first circuit so as to add it to the output of the first circuit and never being selected by the select drive signal;

a driving source for selectively outputting the select drive signal to the first circuit of the signal extracting circuits; and

an output circuit for multiplexing outputs of the signal extracting circuits and outputting the signal.

2. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 1, wherein the output circuit comprises:

a pair of first and second signal lines connected in a wired-OR manner to outputs of the first and second circuits of the signal extracting circuits and

an output amplifier for outputting the signals which are output to the first and second signal lines.

3. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 2, wherein:

the first circuit comprises first and second transistors with first terminals which are commonly connected;

the second circuit comprises third and fourth transistors with first terminals which are commonly connected;

one data of the differential data is input to second terminals of the first and fourth transistors, another data of the differential data is input to the second terminals of the second and third transistors, third terminals of the first and third transistors are connected to the first signal line, third terminals of the second and fourth transistors are connected to the second signal line, and first terminals of the first and second transistors are connected to an output of the driving source.

4. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 3, wherein:

the first, second, third, and fourth transistors comprise gate insulation type field effect transistors and

the first terminals comprise source electrodes, the second terminals comprise gate electrodes, and the third terminals comprise drain electrodes.

5. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 2, wherein

the first circuit comprises first and second transistors connected in series between a first signal line and a reference potential and third and fourth transistors connected in series between a second signal line and a reference potential;

the second circuit comprises fifth and sixth transistors connected in series between the first signal line and the reference potential and seventh and eighth transistors connected in series between the second signal line and the reference potential;

one data of the differential data is input to control terminals of the first and seventh transistors and another data of the differential data is input to control terminals of the third and fifth transistors;

control terminals of the second and fourth transistors are connected to an output line of the select drive signal of the driving source; and

control terminals of the sixth and eighth transistors are connected to the reference potential.

6. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 5, wherein:

the first to eighth transistors comprise gate insulation type field effect transistors and

the control terminals are gate electrodes.

7. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 2, wherein

the first circuit comprises a first transistor connected between the first signal line and an input line of one data of a first differential data and a second transistor connected between the second signal line and another data of the first differential signal;

the second circuit comprises a third transistor connected between the second signal line and an input line of another data of the second differential data and a fourth transistor connected between the first signal line and an input line of one data of the second differential data; and

gate electrodes of the first and second transistors are connected to an output line of the driving source and gate electrodes of the third and fourth transistors are connected to the reference potential.

8. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 7, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth transistors comprise gate insulation type field effect transistors.

9. A signal multiplexing circuit which ensures multi-phase differential data changing in different phases to multiplex the data, comprising:

a plurality of signal extracting circuits, each receiving as input different differential data, including

a first circuit for outputting the input differential data when receiving a select drive signal and

a second circuit for outputting the input differential data with an inverted phase with respect to the first circuit so as to add it to the output of the first circuit and never being selected by the select drive signal;

a selector for selectively outputting the select drive signal to the first circuit of the signal extracting circuits; and

an output circuit for multiplexing outputs of the signal extracting circuits and outputting the signal.

10. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 9, wherein the output circuit comprises

a pair of first and second signal lines connected in a wired-OR manner to outputs of the first and second circuits of the signal extracting circuits and

an output amplifier for outputting signals output to the first and second signal lines.

11. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 10, wherein:

the first circuit comprises first and second transistors with input terminals which are commonly connected to each other;

the second circuit comprises third and fourth transistors with input terminals which are commonly connected to each other; and

one data of the differential data is input to control terminals of the first and fourth transistors, another data of the differential data is input to control terminals of the second and third transistors, output terminals of the first and third transistors are connected to the first signal line, output terminals of the second and fourth transistors are connected to the second signal line, and input terminals of the first and second transistors are connected to an output of the selector.

12. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 11, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth transistors comprise gate insulation type field effect transistors and the input terminals comprise source electrodes, the control terminals comprise gate electrodes, and the output terminals comprise drain electrodes.

13. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 11, wherein

the first circuit comprises first and second transistors connected in series between a first signal line and a reference potential and third and fourth transistors connected in series between a second signal line and a reference potential;

the second circuit comprises fifth and sixth transistors connected in series between the first signal line and the reference potential and seventh and eighth transistors connected in series between the second signal line and the reference potential;

one data of the differential data is input to control terminals of the first and seventh transistors and another data of the differential data is input to control terminals of the third and fifth transistors;

control terminals of the second and fourth transistors are connected to an output line of the select drive signal of the selector; and

control terminals of the sixth and eighth transistors are connected to the reference potential.

14. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 13, wherein:

the first to eighth transistors comprise gate insulation type field effect transistors and

the control terminals comprise gate electrodes.

15. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 10, wherein

the first circuit comprises a first transistor connected between the first signal line and an input line of one data of the first differential data and a second transistor connected between the second signal line and another data of the first differential signal;

the second circuit comprises a third transistor connected between the second signal line and an input line of another data of the second differential data and a fourth transistor connected between the first signal line and an input line of one data of the second differential data; and

gate electrodes of the first and second transistors are connected to an output line of the selector and gate electrodes of the third and fourth transistors are connected to the reference potential.

16. A signal multiplexing circuit as set forth in claim 15, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth transistors comprise gate insulation type field effect transistors.