公开(公告)号：US20050259491A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-24

申请号：US10851679

申请日：2004-05-21

Applicant: Charles Yarbrough ,  James Reimund ,  Michel Haddad ,  Rajesh Sukumaran

Inventor： Charles Yarbrough ,  James Reimund ,  Michel Haddad ,  Rajesh Sukumaran

IPC: G11C8/00 ,  H04Q3/54

CPC classification number: H04Q3/542

Abstract: A universal switch, comprising a plurality of terminals and a plurality of interconnected independently switchable switches coupled to the terminals, where the plurality of interconnected switches are configurable to connect any subset of the terminals to any other subset of the terminals, and optionally, to disconnect all the terminals. One implementation includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal, and a plurality of interconnected switches coupled to the terminals. The plurality of interconnected switches are configurable to implement a variety of interconnections between the terminals, including: the first terminal connected only to the second terminal, the first terminal connected only to the third terminal, the second terminal connected only to the third terminal, the first terminal connected to the second terminal and the third terminal, and optionally, all three terminals disconnected.

Abstract translation: 一种通用开关，包括耦合到端子的多个端子和多个互连的可独立切换的开关，其中多个互连的开关可配置为将端子的任何子集连接到端子的任何其他子集，并且可选地，以断开 所有的终端。 一个实施方式包括耦合到端子的第一端子，第二端子，第三端子和多个互连的开关。 多个相互连接的开关可配置为在端子之间实现各种互连，包括：仅连接到第二端子的第一端子，仅连接到第三端子的第一端子，仅连接到第三端子的第二端子， 第一端子连接到第二端子和第三端子，并且可选地，所有三个端子断开。

公开(公告)号：US20050270137A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US10851685

申请日：2004-05-21

Applicant: Charles Yarbrough ,  James Reimund ,  Rajesh Sukumaran ,  Michel Haddad

Inventor： Charles Yarbrough ,  James Reimund ,  Rajesh Sukumaran ,  Michel Haddad

IPC: H01P1/12 ,  H04Q1/00

CPC classification number: H01P1/127

Abstract: A dimensionally flexible sparse matrix comprising multiple ports connected to a plurality of interconnected universal switches is disclosed. Each universal switch has at least three terminals and is switchable to connect any pair or all three terminals together. The plurality of interconnected universal switches are independently switchable to connect any one or more ports of the sparse matrix to any subset of the other ports. The sparse matrix may also be configurable to duplicate the connectivity of a variety of dimensionally different switch matrices by designating a first subset of the multiple ports as row ports and a second subset of the remaining ports as column ports with the added flexibility of connecting row-to-row and/or column-to column. The small physical size of signal stubs in the universal switches results in a signal path between any pair of terminals that may be suitable for the transmission of signal frequencies greater than approximately 500 mega-hertz.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种包括连接到多个互连通用开关的多个端口的尺寸灵活的稀疏矩阵。 每个通用开关具有至少三个端子，并且可切换以将任何一对或所有三个端子连接在一起。 多个互连通用交换机可独立地切换以将稀疏矩阵的任何一个或多个端口连接到其他端口的任何子集。 稀疏矩阵还可以被配置为通过将多个端口的第一子集指定为行端口来复制各种尺寸不同的开关矩阵的连接性，并且剩余端口的第二子集作为列端口，具有连接行 - 行列和/或列到列。 通用开关中的信号短截线的物理尺寸较小导致任何一对端子之间的信号路径可能适合于传输大于500兆赫兹的信号频率。