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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:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter K Hazen, Auburn, CA (US);
Sandeep K Guliani, Folsom, CA (US);
Robert E Larsen, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; H03K / ; H03K / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
326 38 ; 326 41 ; 326 47 ; 327 74 ;
Abstract
A programmable logic device that includes a voltage input and a detection circuit coupled to the voltage input is described. The detection circuit detects whether a voltage applied to the voltage input exceeds a predetermined value. The programmable logic device also includes a configuration circuit coupled to the detection circuit. The configuration circuit configures the programmable logic device to receive a current sufficient for program and erase operations through the voltage input in response to the detection circuit detecting that the voltage exceeds the predetermined value.