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Ring based impedance control of an output driver
   
Document Number
US Patent 7330080
Issued Date
February 12, 2008
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Inventors
Siu; Stuart (Castro Valley, CA)
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Abstract
One embodiment in accordance with the invention is a method that can include utilizing a ring oscillator module to determine a process corner of an integrated circuit as fabricated that includes the ring oscillator module. The impedance of an output driver of the integrated circuit can be altered based on the process corner of the integrated circuit as fabricated.
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Owner
Transmeta Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)
Published
February 12, 2008
Application Number
10/981,964
Filed
November 4, 2004
US Classification
331/57   331/176 331/46 331/74
Int'l Classification
H03K   3/03   (20060101)  
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Assistant Examiner
USPTO Field of Search
331/44   331/46   331/49   331/56   331/57   331/74   331/2   331/66   331/176  
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