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Semiconductor having reduced configuration pins and method thereof

  • US 6,970,794 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2002
  • Issued: 11/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A configurable semiconductor device having a plurality of predetermined configurations, comprising:

  • a measurement circuit to measure an electrical characteristic of at least one external impedance and to determine a digital value corresponding to the measured electrical characteristic;

    a storage circuit including memory locations having contents accessible as a function of the digital value, wherein each of the contents corresponds to a respective one of the predetermined configurations; and

    a controller to configure a device characteristic of the configurable semiconductor device based on the contents of the memory locations corresponding to the digital value.

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