Integrated circuit with trimmable passive components
US6104235A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03H11/1291
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit having a passive circuit component that can be adjusted following the manufacturing process to provide a precise absolute value for resistance or capacitance. A plurality of passive elements are selectively combinable using logic gates to include or exclude each element from a network, wherein the combined value of the included passive elements equals the value of the passive circuit component. The logic gates are set by outputs from a decoder to reduce the required inputs to the chip.
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