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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jordan Brantley Casteel, Roanoke, VA (US);
Todd David Greenleaf, Salem, VA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, US;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/12 ;
Abstract
Grouped gating control logic allows for one or more inputs in a group to be active at any given time. Once an input signal in a group is active, all other pulse trains received in the same group can be locked out. Thus, by using a finite state machine to control gate pulses, the noise margin of the gating unit can be regulated and an extra level of protection is available should one of the input gating signals be defective.