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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Bruce B. Pedersen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Irfan Rahim, Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce B. Pedersen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Irfan Rahim, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alterm Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/177 (2006.01); H03K 19/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/17752 (2013.01); H03K 19/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a first set of circuit elements and a second set of circuit elements. The first set of circuit elements is used in a first configuration of the apparatus, and the second set of circuit elements is used in a second configuration of the apparatus. The first configuration of the apparatus is switched to the second configuration of the apparatus in order to improve reliability of the apparatus.