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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2002
Chi Chang, Taipei, TW;
Kuo-Ping Liu, Taipei, TW;
VIA Technologies, Inc., Taiwan, CN;
Abstract
This specification discloses a programmable drive circuit for the I/O port. Using a logic circuit, the driver on the IC I/O port can be programmed to be an open-drained driver or a push-pull driver. In an embodiment of the invention, the programmable drive circuit contains a first transistor group and a second transistor group connected in series between a work voltage and a ground level. A first logic circuit controls the first transistor group, and a second logic circuit controls the second transistor group. The logic circuits are controlled by a select signal so that the first transistor group and the second transistor group become the open-drained driver or the push-pull driver.