| 摘要 |
<p>An interface device (110) for converting serial data to parallel data and vice-versa is disclosed. The interface device (110) is comprised of a plurality of storage elements (SE) electrically interconnected into an array (113) having an equal number of rows and columns. Each storage element comprises a storage device (116) and two switching devices (117, 118) for selectively applying data from one of two inputs (A, E) of the storage element (SE) to the storage device (116). As a result, data can be shifted through the array either along rows or along columns. The data, for a serial to parallel conversion, is shifted either along rows or columns of the array and is removed from the array, either one parallel word per time, one bit per each column of the array, or one parallel word per time, one bit per each row of the array. For a parallel to serial conversion, parallel data is applied sequentially to the array, either one bit per row or one bit per column of the array. This data is then removed from the array in a serial fashion either one bit stream per each column of the array or one bit stream per each row of the array.</p> |
