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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Richard Nicholson, Thruxton, GB;
Simon Churchill, Whitchurch, GB;
Srikanth Govindarajulu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Richard Nicholson, Thruxton, GB;
Simon Churchill, Whitchurch, GB;
Srikanth Govindarajulu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A resistor string that may have two resistor matrices laid out back-to-back with selected or all nominally equipotential nodes of the two matrices being interconnected. In certain applications, the matrix may have switch connections at each node, with the second matrix being an inactive matrix that may have the same number or different number, typically fewer resistors than the first matrix. In another embodiment, separate matrices may be used, and the inactive matrix may be smaller and have fewer resistors of a lower value to minimize the effect of gradients across the substrate. Preferred matrices and node connection switch configurations, as well as various embodiments of these and other features of the invention are disclosed.