Abstract:
A frequency doubler is described which is capable of receiving four input signals in quadrature and combining them to produce a pair of antiphase output signals at twice the input frequency.
Abstract:
An output driver circuit comprises a plurality of parallel pull up and pull down circuits (30,31,32,41,42,43) each comprising at least one transistor switch (35,51) switchable between on and off states and circuitry (36,50) operable to maintain a desired resistance in the circuit when the transistor switch is switched on, and switch actuating circuitry including time delay circuitry (53,54,55) for effecting a sequence of transistor switching operations in said pull-up and pull-down circuits with a time delay between successive operations, each operation effecting simultaneous switching of a transistor in one pull-up circuit (30) and one pull-down circuit (41), whereby the output impedance is stabilised during a change in signal on the output terminal (15).
Abstract:
Apparatus for filtering ghost signals from a video signal sequence comprises storage circuitry (14) for storing a representation of the reference signal, input circuitry (16) for inputting video signals from the video signal sequence, comparison circuitry (12) for comparing the stored representation of the reference signal with the reference signal received in the video signal sequence at said input circuitry thereby to detect ghosts, filter coefficient generating circuitry connected to said comparison circuitry to generate a frequency domain representation of filter coefficients dependent on ghost signals detected, a forward fourier transform pipeline (22) connected to said input circuitry (16) to form a frequency domain representation of data in the video signal sequence received by said input circuitry, product forming circuitry (35) for forming in the frequency domain a product of the filter coefficients with the frequency domain representation of the data in the video signal sequence, and an inverse fourier transform pipeline (45) connected to said product forming circuitry (35) for receiving said product and transforming it to provide an output in the time domain representing said video signal sequence from which detected ghost signals have been removed.
Abstract:
A routing switch (1) includes an input (4a) for receiving serial packets from a source node in a computer network, a plurality of outputs (6a...6n), switch circuitry (10) for selectively interconnecting said input to a selected one of said outputs and header reading circuitry (22) for reading the header portion of a packet received at the input prior to receiving all of the packet. The switch also has a random header generator (24) which produces header portions generated at random which are then read by the header reading circuitry. The header reading circuitry is coupled to the switch circuitry (10) to connect to said input one of said outputs in dependence on said random header. The random header portion is then discarded at the routing switch identified thereby to reveal the original header. There is also provided a computer network, having a plurality of computer devices and at least one routing switch, and a method of routing messages through such a network.
Abstract:
A semiconductor chip package (2) comprising at least one semiconductor chip disposed in a package and a plurality of first and second pins (18,20) extending from the package, which first pins are electrically connected to the at least one semiconductor chip and are adapted to conduct signals between the at least one semiconductor chip and external circuitry, the first pins being divided into a plurality of groups, each group representing a respective signal type, and which second pins are not electrically connected to the at least one semiconductor chip, the first pins of at least one group and the second pins being asymmetrically disposed along edges (14,16) of the package and the remaining groups of first pins being symmetrically disposed along edges of the package. The invention also provides a stacked module of the semiconductor chip packages.
Abstract:
A memory circuit comprises a plurality of memory cells (2) arranged in rows and columns, the cells in each row being connected to a common word line (4) and the cells in each column being connected between a pair of bit lines (6,8) across which a voltage differential is developed when a memory cell is accessed to be read; and a timing circuit (16) for producing a timing signal to control further circuitry in dependence on said voltage differential achieving a predetermined value. The memory circuit has a dummy bit line connected to a column of dummy cells, each dummy cell having the same structure as a memory cell. A plurality of said dummy cells (22) has a bit value stored therein and is connected to a dummy word line and the remainder of said dummy cells are rendered inactive, whereby on addressing of the dummy wordline simultaneously with the wordline of an accessed cell, a predetermined number of dummy cells discharges via the dummy bit line so that the voltage developed on the dummy bit line is a fixed multiple of the voltage differential developed between the bit lines of the accessed cell. The timing circuit (16) is connected to receive the voltage differential on the dummy bit line (18).
Abstract:
A semiconductor device comprising at least one semiconductor chip (4), the or each semiconductor chip having a plurality of chip bonding pads, a package (2) which encloses the at least one semiconductor chip, a first level interconnect comprising a printed circuit (8) which overlies the at least one semiconductor chip in the package and extends externally of the package to provide a plurality of outer leads (12), and a second level interconnect comprising means for electrically connecting the chip bonding pads to selected contacts on the printed circuit, which contacts overlie the at least one semiconductor chip. The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device and to a method of assembling a semiconductor assembly.