Title :
A multiplexer-based digital passive linear counter (PLINCO)
Author :
Weaver, Skyler ; Hershberg, Benjamin ; Hanumolu, Pavan Kumar ; Moon, Un-Ku
Author_Institution :
Sch. of EECS, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
A passive linear counter (PLINCO) is presented. By cascading many passive transmission-gate multiplexers, a circuit is created that takes any scrambled unary-weighted digital input and sorts it into a thermometer coded output. Another variation produces a ¿one-hot¿ coded output. The number of muxes, n, required for these circuits increases with O{n2}, so a folding technique is presented that reduces the order to O{n log(n)}.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; comparators (circuits); counting circuits; multiplexing equipment; passive networks; PLINCO; comparators; flash analog-to-digital converters; folding technique; multiplexer-based digital passive linear counter; one-hot coded output; passive transmission-gate multiplexers; scrambled unary-weighted digital input; thermometer coded output; unary-weighted digital input; Adders; Analog-digital conversion; Clocks; Counting circuits; Error correction; Moon; Multiplexing; Resistors; Voltage; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, 2009. ICECS 2009. 16th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yasmine Hammamet
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5090-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5091-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2009.5410852
