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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
John A. Milinichik, Allentown, PA (US);
Peter J. Nicholas, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Carol A. Huber, Macungie, PA (US);
Antonio M. Marques, Newark, NJ (US);
Daniel J. Delpero, Allentown, PA (US);
John A. Milinichik, Allentown, PA (US);
Peter J. Nicholas, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Carol A. Huber, Macungie, PA (US);
Antonio M. Marques, Newark, NJ (US);
Daniel J. Delpero, Allentown, PA (US);
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Described embodiments provide for a semiconductor device comprising a core and one or more input/output (I/O) buffers surrounding the core. The I/O buffers are adapted to transfer signals associated with core circuitry of the core. The I/O buffers comprise I/O cells having a first orientation and I/O cells having a second orientation. Each I/O cell has a corresponding translator having low voltage transistors in a corresponding footprint. The low voltage transistors in the first orientation I/O cells have the first orientation, and the low voltage transistors in the second orientation I/O cells have the first orientation. The footprints of the first orientation I/O cells and the second orientation I/O cells are compatible with one another.