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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Dharmesh Bhakta, Hayward, CA (US);
Hong-him Lim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cheng-gang Kong, Saratoga, CA (US);
Todd Randazzo, Mound, MN (US);
Inventors:
Dharmesh Bhakta, Hayward, CA (US);
Hong-Him Lim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cheng-Gang Kong, Saratoga, CA (US);
Todd Randazzo, Mound, MN (US);
Assignee:
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input/output (I/O) cell including one or more driver-capable segments and one or more on-die termination (ODT) capable segments. The I/O cell may be configured as an output driver in a first mode and Thevenin equivalent termination in a second mode.