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Apparatus, system, and method for multifunctional pin in an integrated circuit

US7667526B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2006
Grant dateFeb 23, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/133
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments of the invention include an integrated circuit having a node or pin to detect a first information during a first a detection period and to detect a second information during a second detection period. In some embodiments, the information at the pin may allow the integrated circuit to operate in a quasi-resonant operation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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