A channel unit signal controller for shared codec D-type channel banks

The channel unit signal controller is a 2.56 mm/spl times/2.56 mm beam-leaded silicon integrated circuit fabricated using the complementary bipolar integrated circuit (CBIC) technology with buried injector logic (BIL). The circuit handles the distribution of signals within a channel unit of a digital telecommunications system. Several diverse circuit functions are incorporated on this device including high-speed emitter-coupled logic, lower speed buried injector logic. JFET switches, high-speed pulse amplifiers to drive the JFETs, a voltage limiter, and a comparator circuit. The channel unit signal controller is described from system and circuit points of view and the CBIC/BIL process is described.