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SCSI terminator
Assignee: Dallas Semiconductor Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-27
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Granted: 1995-01-10
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Expires: 2012-04-27
Abstract
Abstract An integrated circuit terminator for a SCSI bus with resistors made of laser-blowable fuses in an array and a reference voltage source made with a bandgap generator and a two stage amplifier including a dummy isolation stage for providing symmetrical mismatch currents.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark L. Thrower
- 👤 Michael D. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:28
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H11/00; H03H11/02; H03H11/28; H04; H04L; H04L25/00; H04L25/02; H04L25/0264; H04L25/0298; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/49; H10W20/493; H10W20/494
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
An integrated circuit, comprising: (a) a plurality of resistors, each resistor of said plurality of resistors electrically coupled to an output terminal of a plurality of output terminals, and (b) a voltage reference with an output switchably electrically coupled to each resistor of said plurality of resistors; and (c) each resistor of said plurality of resistors comprising a plurality of resistive fuses that are organized in subpluralities of resistive fuses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
An integrated circuit, comprising: (a) a plurality of resistors, each resistor of said plurality of resistors electrically coupled to an output terminal of a plurality of output terminals, and (b) a voltage reference with an output switchably electrically coupled to each resistor of said plurality of resistors; and (c) each resistor of said plurality of resistors comprising a plurality of resistive fuses that are organized in subpluralities of resistive fuses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein each resistor of said plurality of resistors has a resistance, each resistance of each resistor of said plurality of resistors are equal to one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The integrated circuit of claim 2, wherein each resistance is equal to 110 ohms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein blowing of one resistive fuse of one subpluralities of resistive fuses of said subpluralities of resistive fuses removes a resistance greater than any resistance removed by blowing a fuse in another subplurality of resistive fuses of said plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, further comprising: (a) a non-fuse resistor electrically connected to each subplurality of resistive fuses of said plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein: (a) each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses are comprised of polysilicon; and (b) each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses have a nominal resistance which is an integral multiple of a single resistance R.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein: (a) said first subplurality comprises parallel fuses each of which has a resistance equal to 3R; and (b) said second subplurality comprises parallel fuses each of which has a resistance equal to R.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein each resistive-fuse has a resistance equal to 2.3 Kohms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein each resistor of said plurality of resistors has a resistance, each resistance of each resistor of said plurality of resistors are equal to one another.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses has a resistance and each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses has approximately a zero temperature coefficient, so that said resistance of each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive ruses are stable over a range of temperature.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
A trimmable resistor, comprising: (a) an input node and an output node; (b) a plurality of resistive fuses coupled between said input node and said output node, said resistive fuses arranged into a plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses; (c) wherein blowing of one resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses in a first subplurality of said plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses removes a resistance greater than any resistance removed by blowing a fuse in a second subplurality of said plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
88 words
A trimmable resistor, comprising: (a) an input node and an output node; (b) a plurality of resistive fuses coupled between said input node and said output node, said resistive fuses arranged into a plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses; (c) wherein blowing of one resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses in a first subplurality of said plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses removes a resistance greater than any resistance removed by blowing a fuse in a second subplurality of said plurality of subpluralities of resistive fuses.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 11, further comprising: (a) a non-fuse resistor electrically connected to each subplurality of said plurality of subpluralities.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 11, wherein: (a) each resistive use of said plurality of resistive fuses are comprised of polysilicon; and (b) each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses have a nominal resistance which is an integral multiple of a single resistance R.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 13, wherein R equals 2.3 Kohms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 11, wherein: (a) said first subplurality comprises fuses that are arranged in parallel with one another, each of which has a resistance equal to 3R; and (b) said second subplurality comprises fuses that are arranged in parallel with one another, each of which has a resistance equal to R.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 11, wherein each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses has a resistance and each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses has approximately a zero temperature coefficient, so that said resistance of each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive ruses are stable over a range of temperature.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 11, wherein said trimmable resistor is integrated into a single circuit.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 17, wherein: (a) each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses are comprised of polysilicon; and (b) each resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses have a nominal resistance which is an integral multiple of a single resistance R.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
88 words
A trimmable resistor, comprising: (a) an input node and an output node; (b) a plurality of resistive fuses coupled between said input node and said output node, said resistive fuses arranged into a plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses; (c) wherein blowing of one resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses in a first subgroup of said plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses removes a resistance greater than any resistance removed by blowing a fuse in a second subgroup of said plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
88 words
A trimmable resistor, comprising: (a) an input node and an output node; (b) a plurality of resistive fuses coupled between said input node and said output node, said resistive fuses arranged into a plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses; (c) wherein blowing of one resistive fuse of said plurality of resistive fuses in a first subgroup of said plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses removes a resistance greater than any resistance removed by blowing a fuse in a second subgroup of said plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The trimmable resistor of claim 19, further comprising: (a) a non-fuse resistor electrically connected to each subgroup of resistive fuses of said plurality of subgroups of resistive fuses.
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