Title:
DESIGNATION OF PROGRAMMABLE PIN FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11353300
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a system and a method to designate the functions of one or more semiconductor device pins.
A semiconductor device pin 500 is designated in a programmable way. The pin 500 includes a combination of a programming port 100 which receives plural pin designating instructions, a configuration logic 300 which is connected to the port 100 and stores those pin designating instructions, a selection logic 400 which is connected to the port 100 and selects a function to designate at least one pin, and at least one pin which is connected to the logic 400 and designated in a programmable way to execute one of plural I/O functions.
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Inventors:
IGOR WOJUWODA
BOLES BRIAN E
RODNEY J DRAKE
BOLES BRIAN E
RODNEY J DRAKE
Application Number:
JP471699A
Publication Date:
December 24, 1999
Filing Date:
January 11, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECH INC
International Classes:
G06F1/22; G06F15/78; H03K19/173; G06F3/00; (IPC1-7): G06F15/78; G06F3/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto