INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT

摘要

The invention relates to an integrated circuit (1) comprising a comparator (9) which reads out an externally connectable component (4) and compares the value with the value of a reference component (6). The result of the comparison is fed to a control unit (12) which triggers at least one functional block (13a, 13b) of the integrated circuit arrangement (1) according to the result of the comparison. Hence, the mode of operation of the chip (1) is determined and/or said chip (1) is programmed by means of the value (Rprog) of the externally connectable component (4). The inventive principle can be used in power supply elements, for example.