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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Varghese George, Contra Costa, CA (US);
Inventor:
Varghese George, Contra Costa, CA (US);
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics, Inc., Carrollton, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/094 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to programmable bidirectional buffers and methods for programming such buffers. One method of according to an aspect of the present invention is a method of configuring a bidirectional buffer including first and second signal nodes. The method includes applying a configuration signal on one of the first and second signal nodes and configuring the buffer responsive to the applied configuration signal.