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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Hsian-feng Liu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Eer-wen Tyan, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Inventors:
Hsian-Feng Liu, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Eer-Wen Tyan, Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., Hsinchu Hsien, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal IO unit applied to a chip or an integrated circuit is provided. The universal IO unit includes a power pad and a plurality of signal pads for providing different functions. According to functional requirements of the universal IO unit, the pad power is selectively connected to an electric wire to couple to a predetermined voltage, and each of the signal pads is also selectively connected to a signal wire to transceive signals.