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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary resource with reduced power consumption. SOLUTION: In one embodiment, an integrated circuit chip (100) includes a semiconductor substrate (102), a metal layer (106) formed on the semiconductor substrate (102), and unused auxiliary resources (400, 500, 600). The auxiliary resource is tied to ground or to a supply voltage, such that a current will not flow through the resource, and power will not be dissipated by the resource. The auxiliary resource can be connected into the integrated circuit to adjust the operation of the chip. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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