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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1992
Kevin McLaughlin, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Barry Herold, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A radio receiver has a receiver section (103) that receives an information signal and an integrated circuit (105) in which a default operating condition of an electronic device is selectively programmed. A mask option programming link in the integrated circuit (105) is programmed while maintaining electrical isolation of a programming bias from the electronic device (207). The mask option programming link has a first conductor (211) in a first layer with first (212) and second (213) programming contact terminals. A second conductor (210) that determines a default operating condition of the electronic device (207), resides in a second layer that is electrically isolated from the first layer. When sufficient programming bias is applied to the programming terminals of the first conductor (211), energy dissipated by the first conductor eliminates coupling of the second conductor (210) to the electronic device (207), changing its default operating condition.