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Method and apparatus for configuring the pinout of an integrated circuit

  • US 6,192,431 B1
  • Filed: 12/31/1997
  • Issued: 02/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An integrated circuit comprising:

  • a first input/output (IO) port to communicate a first signal in a first configuration and a second signal in a second configuration, the first and second signals being parallel signals of a bus;

    a first multiplexer coupled to the first IO port;

    a configuration IO port, the configuration IO port being an electrical connector disposed on a package of the integrated circuit; and

    a configuration signal line coupled between the first multiplexer and the configuration IO port to select between the first configuration and the second configuration.

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