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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Colin Macdonald, Austin, TX (US);
Alan J. Carlin, Austin, TX (US);
Chris C. Dao, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Inventors:
Colin MacDonald, Austin, TX (US);
Alan J. Carlin, Austin, TX (US);
Chris C. Dao, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit is configured with a pin for specifying a reset configuration vector of a circuitry within the integrated circuit. The resistance value of a low cost external resistor coupled to the pin is detected and utilized to identify the configuration. Logic on the integrated circuit detects and utilizes the resistor value to index to a configuration vector in a look-up table. The integrated circuit is then configured in accordance with the indexed configuration vector.