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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1997
Frank Gasparik, Monument, CO (US);
John B Lohmeyer, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
An integrated circuit chip controls a bus and terminates at least one differential data line of the bus wherein the at least one differential data line includes a first bus line of the bus and a second bus line of the bus. The integrated circuit chip includes a package and a substrate. The package includes terminals that are configured to couple the package to the bus. A first terminal is configured to couple the package to the first bus line, and a second terminal is configured to couple the package to the second bus line. The substrate is supported by the package. Furthermore, the substrate includes a bus controller circuit coupled to the terminals and a terminating circuit coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The bus controller circuit is configured to control transfer of data on the bus, and the terminating circuit is configured to substantially match a characteristic impedance of the at least one differential data line.