Method of providing a customer with increased integrated circuit performance
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1. A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising:
- fabricating the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being fabricated to operate at a first performance level;
sorting the integrated circuit to a second performance level;
locking the integrated circuit to operate at the second performance level when manufacturing the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being configured to be unlocked to operate at the first performance level.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit. The method includes fabricating the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being fabricated to operate at a first performance level; sorting the integrated circuit to a second performance level; locking the integrated circuit to operate at the second performance level when manufacturing the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being configured to be unlocked to operate at the first performance level.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising:
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fabricating the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being fabricated to operate at a first performance level; sorting the integrated circuit to a second performance level; locking the integrated circuit to operate at the second performance level when manufacturing the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being configured to be unlocked to operate at the first performance level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for manufacturing an integrated circuit comprising:
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means for fabricating the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being fabricated to operate at a first performance level; means for sorting the integrated circuit to a second performance level; means for locking the integrated circuit to operate at the second performance level when manufacturing the integrated circuit, the integrated circuit being configured to be unlocked to operate at the first performance level. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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