Programmable pin designation for semiconductor devices

Details Programmable pin designation for semiconductor devices Programmable pin designation for semiconductor devices

1998-05-28

2000-05-02

Tokar, Michael

Electronic digital logic circuitry

Multifunctional or programmable

Having details of setting or programming of interconnections...

326 37, G06F 738, H03K 19173

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ABSTRACT:
The invention allows the programmer to designate one or more pins on a semiconductor device as either address pins, which are in addition to a predetermined set of address lines or as alternate I/O pins. The object of the invention is to provide the programmer with the capability of defining with preciseness the particular size of the address bus needed for a specific application. The invention is comprised of a programming port, optional programming logic, configuration logic, selection logic and a set of pins that may be configured as per the programmer's requirements. The invention is to exist on a single, monolithic semiconductor device.

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