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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Inventors:
Naim Ben Hamida, Ottawa, CA;
Faisal Ahmed Musa, Stittsville, CA;
Ahmed Mustafa, Kanata, CA;
Mouna Safi-Harab, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
CIENA CORPORATION, Hanover, MD (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/20 (2006.01); H03K 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/20 (2013.01); H03K 17/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, N-to-1 multiplexers and pulse generators that include NOR logic. The NOR logic pulse generators may include parallel transistors responsive to data and clock signals to pull down an output node when any of the data or clock signals are asserted. The NOR logic pulse generator may also include a pullup structure that includes no more than one active device channel in series between a supply node and the output node. Other embodiments are disclosed.