The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2003
Mou C. Lin, High Bridge, NJ (US);
William Andrews, Emmaus, PA (US);
Arifur Rahman, Yonkers, NY (US);
Mou C. Lin, High Bridge, NJ (US);
William Andrews, Emmaus, PA (US);
Arifur Rahman, Yonkers, NY (US);
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Abstract
An electronic circuit with programmable terminations includes a circuit block, signal pads coupled to the circuit block, programmable termination circuits each associated with a corresponding one of the signal pads, and a reference circuit operative to generate one or more control signals for application to the programmable termination circuits. A given one of the programmable termination circuits is configurable independently of at least one of the other programmable termination circuits into one of a plurality of termination states. Preferably, the programmable termination circuits are each independently configurable to provide a particular termination resistance and a particular supply terminal connection type for the associated signal pad. The invention is particularly well suited for use in integrated circuit applications, such as, for example, those involving FPGAs, FPSCs and ASICs.