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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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1998
Kumaraguru Muthukumaraswamy, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael D. Rostoker, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Kawasaki Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Programmability for on-chip passive components such as resistors, capacitors and inductors is achieved by forming a first passive component such as a resistor, capacitor or inductor, and at least one additional passive component (again, such as resistor, capacitor or inductor), and at least one means for selectively switching selected ones of the at least two additional passive components in series or in parallel with the first passive component are provided on an integrated circuit (IC) chip. The series/parallel connected first passive component and additional passive components are connected between two terminals of the IC chip whereat it is desired to establish a passive component value (e.g., resistance, capacitance or inductance). In this manner, one of a plurality of possible total (overall) values may be established. An integrated circuit (IC) chip incorporating such programmable passive components is suitably included in a system or subsystem having electrical functionality, such as general purpose computers, telecommunications devices, and the like.
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