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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Shad R. Shepston, Thornton, CO (US);
Yong Wang, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jason Harold Culler, Livermore, CO (US);
Shad R. Shepston, Thornton, CO (US);
Yong Wang, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jason Harold Culler, Livermore, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of this invention provides a circuit and method for reducing the number of electronic components needed to calibrate circuits on an IC. A multiplexer is located on the IC where the outputs of a plurality of circuits located on the IC are each connected to a separate data input of the multiplexer. The control input of the multiplexer selects which data input of the multiplexer is connected to an external component. Each data input is individually connected to the component periodically.