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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick H. Fischer, Allentown, PA (US);
Kenneth D. Fitch, Allentown, PA (US);
Ho T. Nguyen, Allentown, PA (US);
Scott A. Segan, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Guardian Corp., Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/940 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/940 ;
Abstract
An semiconductor device including logic circuitry, a plurality of pins, and an interface unit coupling the logic circuitry to the plurality of pins, wherein the interface unit permits any of the pins to be coupled to any portion of the logic circuitry. The semiconductor device provides a template by which many different types of semiconductor devices, with varied pin assignments, can be manufactured, without the need for changing production masks.