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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Liang Gu, San Jose, CA (US);
Yuming Cao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Gong Lei, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yen Dang, San Jose, CA (US);
Yifan Gu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hungyi Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mamatha Deshpande, San Jose, CA (US);
Shou-Po Shih, Cupertino, CA (US);
Yan Duan, Ames, IA (US);
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A multiplexer comprises: an output circuit comprising a multiplexer output; and a first buffer coupled to the output circuit and comprising: a first selection input configured to receive a first selection signal; a first logical input configured to receive a first logical input signal; and a first ground; wherein the multiplexer is configured to: couple the first logical input to the multiplexer output when the first selection signal is a first value; and couple the first logical input to the first ground when the first selection signal is a second value. A method comprises: receiving a selection signal and a first logical input signal; coupling a first logical input to a multiplexer output when the selection signal is a first value; and coupling the first logical input to a ground when the selection signal is a second value.