Integrated circuit with pin for setting digital address
US8786482B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/15311
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a pin and a current source for driving current through the pin into an external resistor such as a resistor on a circuit board to generate a pin voltage. The integrated circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter for converting the pin voltage into a digital value, such as an address for the integrated circuit.
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