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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Roy L. Vargas, Austin, TX (US);
Roy L. Vargas, Austin, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method to establish an adjustable on-chip impedance within a predetermined range that involves establishing a reference current for the adjustable on-chip impedance and applying this reference current to the adjustable on-chip impedance. A voltage produced by applying the reference current to the adjustable on-chip impedance is sensed and compared with the comparator or other similar processor to a reference voltage. This comparison allows the adjustable on-chip impedance to be tuned when the comparison of the sense voltage and the reference voltage is unfavorable. Tuning the impedance results in an impedance value within a predetermined range that accounts for variances of both the reference current and reference voltage.