发明名称 Method and apparatus for selecting multiple settings for an integrated circuit function
摘要 A method and apparatus for determining a setting specified from a plurality of the settings for a function provided in an integrated circuit, wherein the setting is specified by connecting an external measurement resistor to a measurement terminal of the integrated circuit, comprises applying a direct current to the measurement terminal of the integrated circuit, thereby producing a measurement voltage at the measurement terminal; applying the direct current to a reference terminal of the integrated circuit, wherein the reference terminal has an external reference resistor connected thereto, thereby producing a reference voltage at the reference terminal; quantizing a voltage level of a difference voltage representing a voltage difference between the reference voltage and the measurement voltage, thereby producing a quantized voltage; and providing control signals to a functional module within the integrated circuit, the control signals representing the one of the settings corresponding to the quantized voltage, wherein each of the settings is represented by a different quantized voltage; wherein the functional module implements the one of the settings represented by the control signals.
申请公布号 US2005231406(A1) 申请公布日期 2005.10.20
申请号 US20050130614 申请日期 2005.05.16
申请人 VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 发明人 FLASCK JEREMY M.;BURSTEIN ANDREW J.;LIDSKY DAVID B.;MCJIMSEY MICHAEL D.
分类号 H03K19/173;(IPC1-7):H03M1/00;H03M1/00 主分类号 H03K19/173
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