Partnerships and Technology Transfer

Technology Summary

Circuit designers sometimes need to merge multiple independent asynchronous data streams into a single data stream— but the latest asynchronous data pipeline styles cannot accomplish time-division multiplexing (TDM).

The Invention

CONFLUX achieves asynchronous TDM by means of a novel arbitration circuit using level signaling instead of transitional signaling.

Benefit

Asynchronous TDM is useful in any high-speed communication scenario in which there are multiple data sources all attempting to reach a single data destination.

Applications and Industries

• Multiprocessor architectures
• USB-like hubs
• Distributed Sensing Systems like automobiles and airplanes