Abstract: A transmission convergence sublayer multiplex generating apparatus includes a TC layer calculating section, a TC layer information storing section for storing TC layer information in correspondence with each path, and an ATM layer information storing section for storing ATM layer information in correspondence with each path.

Abstract: A serial-parallel converting circuit comprises a four-stage shift register circuit receiving a serial data so as to shift the received serial data through the shift register in response to each clock signal, and an output register circuit coupled in parallel to respective stages of the shift register circuit so as to fetch the content of the shift register circuit in response to a frequency-divided clock supplied from a frequency dividing circuit. The frequency dividing circuit receives the clock signal through an inverter and is composed of only two D-type flipflops and one inverter. Each of the D-type flipflops has a clock input connected to receive the clock signal in common, and the D-type flipflops are connected in series to form a shifter register. A Q output of a second flipflop is connected through the inverter to a data input of a first flipflop, so that the Q output of the last flipflop generates the frequency-divided signal.

Abstract: A flip flop circuit comprises a master latching circuit having a first transmission gate responsive to a clock signal and the complementary clock signal for transferring a data bit to a first positive feedback loop, and a slave latching circuit having a second transmission gate responsive to the clock signal and the complementary clock signal and complementarily shifted between on and off states with respect to the first transmission gate for transferring a data bit to a second positive feedback loop, wherein a buffer circuit is coupled between the first positive feedback loop and the first transmission gate so that the master flip flop circuit is free from influence of the slave flip flop circuit, thereby allowing a circuit designer to shrink set-up time margin.

Abstract: An asynchronous transfer mode switching network system relays packets stored in packet buffer units to output ports designated by the packets, and a time slot scheduling unit assigns time slots to the packets stored in the packet buffer units upon arrival at the packet buffer units for preventing the packets from collision in a space division switching unit, wherein each of the packet buffer units sequentially writes new packets into respective memory locations but randomly reads out the new packets in the time slots assigned by the time slot scheduling unit so that the throughput of the space division switching unit is improved.