Circuit, System, and Method for Multiplexing Signals with Reduced Jitter
First Claim
1. A circuit comprising:
- a first logic gate arranged within a first power supply domain and coupled for receiving a first signal;
a second logic gate arranged within a second power supply domain and coupled for receiving a second signal;
a logic block arranged within a third power supply domain and coupled for supplying a control signal to the first and second logic gates for deactivating one of the first and second signals; and
a third logic gate arranged within a fourth power supply domain and coupled to outputs of the first and second logic gates for transmitting either the first signal or the second signal, whichever has not been deactivated by the logic block.
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Abstract
A multiplexer circuit, system and method is provided herein for multiplexing signals with reduced jitter by eliminating all crosstalk and power supply noise injection within the multiplexer circuit. For example, crosstalk and supply noise injection may be eliminated by: (i) separating the multiplexing function into three separate logic gates and (ii) allowing only one switching input per logic gate. In some cases, jitter may be further reduced by distributing the logic gates across three distinct power domains. In other words, the logic gate inputs may be further isolated by gating each signal in its own power domain. In addition, the multiplexer circuit provides built in delay matching by utilizing three substantially identical logic gates.
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20 Claims
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1. A circuit comprising:
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a first logic gate arranged within a first power supply domain and coupled for receiving a first signal;
a second logic gate arranged within a second power supply domain and coupled for receiving a second signal;
a logic block arranged within a third power supply domain and coupled for supplying a control signal to the first and second logic gates for deactivating one of the first and second signals; and
a third logic gate arranged within a fourth power supply domain and coupled to outputs of the first and second logic gates for transmitting either the first signal or the second signal, whichever has not been deactivated by the logic block. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a circuit comprising three logic gates and a logic block, each arranged within a separate power domain, wherein;
a first of the three logic gates is coupled for receiving a first signal;
a second of the three logic gates is coupled for receiving a second signal; and
a third of the three logic gates is coupled for receiving only one of the first and second signals, depending on a state of a control signal supplied to the first and second logic gates from the logic block; and
at least one system component coupled to an output of the third logic gate for receiving the only one of the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for multiplexing signals with reduced jitter, the method comprising:
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supplying a first signal to a first logic gate and a second signal to a second logic gate;
deactivating one of the first or second signals by supplying a control signal to the first and second logic gates; and
forwarding an active one of the first or second signals to a third logic gate, wherein the steps of deactivating and forwarding enable the first and second signals to be multiplexed with reduced jitter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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