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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Ryuichi Hashido, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Masafumi Agari, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroyuki Murai, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In each of sub-decoding circuits at a first stage provided for a plurality of output candidates arranged adjacently, for selecting corresponding output candidates in accordance with a bit of multibit data for transmission to subsequent stage sub-decoding circuits, unit decoders are arranged in parallel in a direction perpendicular to an arranging direction of the output candidates. A size in a vertical direction along which reference voltages of the output candidates of a decoding circuit are arranged can be reduced without increasing a size in a horizontal direction.