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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1994
James E Bowles, Austin, TX (US);
Robert O'Brien, Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A weak pull-up disable method and mechanism therefor for use in association with a microcontroller incorporated in an integrated circuit. The weak pull-up disable mechanism is incorporated in the integrated circuit containing the microcontroller. The mechanism disables the weak pull-ups of I/O buffers of the microcontroller. The weak pull-ups serve to pull the voltage of the associated ports high. By so disabling the weak pull-ups, the need for a driver to sink the current when in input mode is eliminated. Elimination of the need for an external driver due to the weak pull-up disable mechanism reduces power consumption by the integrated circuit.