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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1990
David Tatman, Missouri City, TX (US);
Phat C Truong, Houston, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
The indicator circuit and method of this invention include an OR circuit having at least two inputs and an output. A signature mode signal input is connected to one input of the OR circuit and a special test mode signal input is connected to a second input of the OR circuit. A logic circuit for providing indicator signals has at least three inputs and at least two outputs. A first input to the logic circuit is connected to the output of the OR circuit. At least one signature address signal is connected to a second input of the logic circuit. The signal indicating the results of the special test mode is connected to a third input of the logic circuit. A first preprogrammed code indicator circuit has an input connected to a first output of the logic circuit and a second preprogrammed code indicator has an input connected to a second output of the logic circuit. The first preprogrammed code indicator may contain, for example, a manufacturer code. The second preprogrammed code indicator may contain, for example, a device code.