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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis L. Hsu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Li-Kong Wang, Montvale, NJ (US);
Chorng-Lii Hwang, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/920 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/920 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a pad system for an integrated circuit or device. The pad system includes logic circuitry having at least one pad input terminal for connecting to at least one pad and at least two output terminals for connecting to the at least one circuit system of the integrated circuit or device. The logic circuitry is configurable to selectively connect the at least one pad between at least two points of the at least one circuit system of the integrated circuit or device.