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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:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey J Cronin, Blaine, MN (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710126 ; 710101 ; 710128 ; 710129 ; 712-1 ; 326 30 ; 375 36 ;
Abstract
A method for terminating a bus configured to have one or more processors coupled thereto. The method comprises coupling a support member having a termination circuit thereon to a conductor of the bus. In one embodiment, the support member is connected to the bus separately from the processor. In another embodiment, the support member is coupled between the bus and the processor. The support member may include an auxiliary circuit in addition to the termination circuit and may be used to correct, supply, or update signals transmitted on the bus.