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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herbert Eichfeld, Munich, DE;
Heinz Mattes, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327108 ; 327170 ; 327564 ;
Abstract
The integrated circuit with programmable pad driver involves an integrated circuit (IS1) with at least one pad driver that has a programming unit (PE) and a plurality of sub-drivers (T1 . . . Tm). A specific driver intensity and edge steepness of the pad driver can be set in that a corresponding plurality of sub-drivers connected to a common terminal contact (PAD) at their output side are activated/deactivated dependent on output signals (P1 . . . Pm) of the programming unit.