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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1996
Alan S Krech, Jr, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Brian C Miller, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A minimal logic multiplexer system using tri-state drivers with one-hot enabling lead, provides high-speed access to processor elements by any one of a plurality of control units. The multiplexer system is implemented in a manner that minimizes the circuit implementation, minimizes gate delay within the circuit implementation, and allows processing instructions to pass from a control unit to the processor elements by way of multiplexed control lines therebetween. The multiplexer system contains control unit gate groups that are enabled and disabled in parallel by a select lead. Each control unit gate group can be implemented internal to the respective control unit or external in a common intermediary multiplexer circuit location.