The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Ga-Pyo Nam, Taebaek, KR;
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A mode setting circuit for generating a mode setting signal for selecting a particular operational mode in response to an input signal from a mode setting pad. The mode setting circuit includes a driver circuit for generating a mode setting signal in response to an input voltage of a mode setting pad, a first pull-down transistor for discharging a voltage at the mode setting pad, and a second pull-down transistor for discharging the voltage at the mode setting pad in response to a signal from the driver circuit. Such mode setting circuit can prevent a misoperation which may occasionally be caused by ground noises when the mode setting pad is not coupled to the supply voltage terminal. Thus, the reliability of the manufactured goods will be increased.