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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Warren S. Snyder, Snohomish, WA (US);

Monte Mar, Issaquah, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2019.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 13/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/36 (2006.01); G06F 15/78 (2006.01); G06G 7/06 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); H03B 5/32 (2006.01); H03B 5/36 (2006.01); H03H 19/00 (2006.01); H03K 3/012 (2006.01); H03K 3/014 (2006.01); H03K 3/0231 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 1/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2013.01); G06F 9/44505 (2013.01); G06F 13/102 (2013.01); G06F 13/36 (2013.01); G06F 13/40 (2013.01); G06F 15/7817 (2013.01); G06F 15/7867 (2013.01); G06G 7/06 (2013.01); G11C 16/10 (2013.01); H03B 5/32 (2013.01); H03B 5/364 (2013.01); H03H 19/004 (2013.01); H03K 3/012 (2013.01); H03K 3/014 (2013.01); H03K 3/02315 (2013.01); G05B 19/0423 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25033 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a microcontroller device having a microprocessor, programmable memory components, and programmable analog and digital blocks. The programmable analog and digital blocks are configurable based on programming information stored in the memory components. Programmable interconnect logic, also programmable from the memory components, is used to couple the programmable analog and digital blocks as needed. The advanced microcontroller design also includes programmable input/output blocks for coupling selected signals to external pins. The memory components also include user programs that the embedded microprocessor executes. These programs may include instructions for programming the digital and analog blocks 'on-the-fly,' e.g., dynamically. In one implementation, there are a plurality of programmable digital blocks and a plurality of programmable analog blocks.


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