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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Patrice Menard, Saint-Mars-Du-Desert, FR;
Mickael Le Dily, Carquefou, FR;
Thierry Gourbilleau, Le Loroux-Bottereau, FR;
Inventors:
Patrice Menard, Saint-Mars-Du-Desert, FR;
Mickael Le Dily, Carquefou, FR;
Thierry Gourbilleau, Le Loroux-Bottereau, FR;
Assignee:
Atmel Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/24 (2006.01); G06F 7/38 (2006.01); H03K 19/173 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3243 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1235 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1239 (2013.01); Y02B 60/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microcontroller includes I/O pins whose respective functions are configurable by an I/O controller in accordance with user-programmable input. The availability of such configurable I/O pins is extended to low-power or power savings modes of operation during which the I/O controller is powered off or deactivated.