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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:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
327564 ; 327565 ;
Abstract
A complex integrated circuit comprises at least a plurality of modules coupled together through at least a system channel. The circuit further comprises a plurality of input/output devices for interfacing the circuit with structures outside the circuit. The plurality of input/output devices comprise at least a first circuit portion implemented as a module coupled to the remaining modules of the circuit by the first channel system (BUS1).