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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Timothy John Williams, Bellevue, WA (US);

David G. Wright, San Mateo, CA (US);

Gregory John Verge, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Bruce E. Byrkett, Preston, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); G06F 5/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G11C 16/10 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/017581 (2013.01); G06F 5/065 (2013.01); G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 13/28 (2013.01); G11C 7/1057 (2013.01); G11C 7/1084 (2013.01); G11C 16/102 (2013.01); H03K 19/01759 (2013.01); G06F 13/4072 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7201 (2013.01);
Abstract

A programmable input/output (I/O) circuit includes an output buffer coupled between an output signal and an I/O pad and an input comparator coupled between an input signal and the I/O pad. The input comparator includes a first input coupled to the I/O pad. A multiplexor receives a select signal for selecting a first reference voltage from the plurality of reference voltages at a first time and for dynamically selecting a second reference voltage from the plurality of reference voltages at a second time.


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