Integrated circuit pins configurable as a clock input pin and as a digital I/O pin or as a device reset pin and as a digital I/O pin and method therefor

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PATENT NO 5686844
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08644915

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The present invention relates to a configurable IC device pin. The IC device pin may be a device clock input pin or a digital I/O pin in one embodiment of the present invention, or a reset pin or a digital I/O pin in another embodiment of the present invention. Both embodiments of the present invention use a memory device to store information to configure the IC device pin. Input/Output logic is also used in both embodiments in order to transfer data to and from the IC device pin when the IC device pin is configured as a digital I/O pin.

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  • MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ellison, Ryan Scott Chandler, AZ 9 326
Hull, Richard L Chandler, AZ 8 155

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