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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2010
Harold Kutz, Edmonds, WA (US);
Timothy Williams, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bert Sullam, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert W. Metzler, Kirkland, WA (US);
Craig Nemecek, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Blom, Lynwood, WA (US);
Melany Richmond, Ellensburg, WA (US);
Warren Snyder, Snohomish, WA (US);
David G. Wright, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Erickson, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Greg Verge, Lynwood, WA (US);
Harold Kutz, Edmonds, WA (US);
Timothy Williams, Bellevue, WA (US);
Bert Sullam, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert W. Metzler, Kirkland, WA (US);
Craig Nemecek, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Blom, Lynwood, WA (US);
Melany Richmond, Ellensburg, WA (US);
Warren Snyder, Snohomish, WA (US);
David G. Wright, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Erickson, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Greg Verge, Lynwood, WA (US);
Cypress Semiconductor Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A programmable system includes an input/output (I/O) pin that is configurable into multiple operational states. The programmable system further includes a memory device to store configuration data that, when provided to the I/O pin, causes the I/O pin to reconfigure into one of the operational states. When power is supplied to the system, the memory device is configured to provide the configuration data to the I/O pin prior to a system microcontroller becoming operational responsive to the power.