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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Ravindra Karnad, Bangalore, IN;
Venkataraman Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
Ravindra Karnad, Bangalore, IN;
Venkataraman Srinivasan, Bangalore, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Compensation is provided for signal drop in bond wires of an integrated circuit (IC) while minimizing the number of external terminals in the IC package. A functional circuit provides an output signal (e.g., voltage) on a pad of the IC, which is connected to an external terminal on the package via a bond wire. A second circuit contained in the IC determines the signal drop in the bond wire by examining a parameter (e.g., current) proportional to a strength of the output signal at or before the pad in a transmission path of the signal. Thus, additional external terminals to sense the signal strength at a point external to the IC to provide compensation for the drop may not be required.