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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Ralf Schneider, München, DE;
Jürgen Auge, Unterhaching, DE;
Stephan Schröder, München, DE;
Manfred Pröll, Dorfen, DE;
Ralf Schneider, München, DE;
Jürgen Auge, Unterhaching, DE;
Stephan Schröder, München, DE;
Manfred Pröll, Dorfen, DE;
Infineon Technologies, AG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An integrated circuit includes a programming circuit () for generating programming signals (PS, . . . , PS) with a first input terminal (E) for applying a control voltage (ES), a second input terminal (E) for applying a reference voltage (Vref), a storage circuit () with programmable switches () and output terminals (A, . . . , A). The programming circuit in each case generates a programming signal (PS, . . . , PS) when the control voltage (ES) exceeds a predefined threshold voltage formed from the reference voltage. The number of programming signals (PS, . . . , PS) is dependent on the magnitude of the threshold voltage exceeded by the control voltage (ES). The programming signals are used for programming the programmable switches (). The programming state of the programmable switches can be read out via the output terminals (A, . . . , A) of the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit enables the storage of external operating parameters of the integrated circuit.