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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuo Kato, Hyogo, JP;
Tsukasa Ooishi, Hyogo, JP;
Hideto Hidaka, Hyogo, JP;
Mikio Asakura, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
326 38 ; 326 37 ; 326 50 ; 36518909 ;
Abstract
Two NAND gates are provided corresponding to each of a plurality of pads. By connecting a mode switching pad to power supply potential or ground potential, one of the two NAND gates provided corresponding to each pad is activated, and the other NAND gate is non-activated. As a result, different mode select signals are provided from the output of each NAND gate.