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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2001
Joseph C. Sher, Meridian, ID (US);
Manny K. F. Ma, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A buffer with an adjustable slew rate, including a current driver having an input terminal and an enable circuit connected to the input terminal to selectively enables the current driver. In one embodiment, the current driver includes an input terminal and the enable circuit includes a memory element, the state of which is used to activate the enable signal, a read circuit which reads the state of the memory element, a latch which latches the signal from the read circuit, and an output circuit connected to the input terminal of the current driver which provides a signal which selectively enables the current driver to adjust the slew rate.