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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Donald T. Mcgrath, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Scott C. Savage, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert D. Waldron, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kenneth G. Richardson, Erie, CO (US);
Donald T. McGrath, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Scott C. Savage, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Robert D. Waldron, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kenneth G. Richardson, Erie, CO (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising an integrated circuit having (i) a number of regions each pre-diffused and configured to be metal-programmed and (ii) a plurality of pins configured to connect the integrated circuit to a socket. A logic portion may be implemented on the integrated circuit (i) configured to implement integrated circuit operations and (ii) having one or more I/O connections and one or more supply connections. A first group of the pre-diffused regions are metal-programmed and coupled to said I/O connections. A second group of the pre-diffused regions are metal-programmed and coupled to the supply connections.