Scalable crosspoint switch

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9929979
APP PUB NO 20170201467A1
SERIAL NO

14990620

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A crosspoint switch matrix may include a plurality of point cells provided at intersections between a plurality of input pathways and a plurality of output pathways. The input pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a demultiplexer that forwards an input signal to the point cells within the group and/or to a demultiplexer of a succeeding group. The output pathways may be partitioned into groups, each group defined by a multiplexer that forwards a signal from an active point cell to an output of the matrix. Multiplexers of groups in intermediate positions between the point cell and the matrix output may relay the output signal between the multiplexers along a bypass pass. When both the input pathways and output pathways are so partitioned, each point cell may be a member of one input pathway group and one output pathway group.

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ANALOG DEVICES INCONE ANALOG WAY WILMINGTON MA 01887

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St, Germain Michael C Somerville, US 5 35

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