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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland Marbot, Sassenage, FR;
Pascal Couteaux, Grenoble, FR;
Michel D'Hoe, Fontaine, FR;
Jean-Claude Le Bihan, Grenoble, FR;
Francis Mottini, Crolles, FR;
R{acute over (e)}za Nezamzadeh, Meylan, FR;
Anne Pierre-Duplessix, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
SGS-Microelectronics S.A., Gentilly, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; H03M 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ; H03M 9/00 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for the conversion of a series signal received in the form of a low-amplitude, high-frequency differential signal into n parallel signals. The device uses a scheme derived from that of a static memory cell as a sample-and-hold unit and amplifier. The device continues to perform well when the differential signal comprises noise in common mode.