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Module board including conductor tracks having disconnectable connecting elements
Assignee: Polaris Innovations Ltd
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Filing: 1995-07-05
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Granted: 1996-11-05
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Expires: 2015-07-05
Abstract
Abstract A module board in the form of a circuit board includes at least one first integrated circuit and terminal points for the at least one first integrated circuit. External terminals are provided for input/output signals. Conductor tracks have disconnectable connecting elements for connection between the external terminals and the terminal points. A second integrated circuit is disposed between the external terminals and the terminal points for differently varying the input/output signals traveling between the terminal points and the external terminals in dependence on a status of the disconnectable connecting elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Ewald Michael
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:07
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C5/00; G11C5/06; H; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0286; H05K1/029; H05K1/14; H05K1/141; H05K1/18; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10212; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10689; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/17; H05K2203/175; H10W90/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A module board in the form of a circuit board, comprising: at least one first integrated circuit; terminal points for said at least one first integrated circuit; external terminals for input/output signals; conductor tracks having disconnectable connecting elements for connection between said external terminals and said terminal points; and a second integrated circuit disposed between said external terminals and said terminal points for differently varying the input/output signals traveling between said terminal points and said external terminals in dependence on a status of said disconnectable connecting elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A module board in the form of a circuit board, comprising: at least one first integrated circuit; terminal points for said at least one first integrated circuit; external terminals for input/output signals; conductor tracks having disconnectable connecting elements for connection between said external terminals and said terminal points; and a second integrated circuit disposed between said external terminals and said terminal points for differently varying the input/output signals traveling between said terminal points and said external terminals in dependence on a status of said disconnectable connecting elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The module board according to claim 1, wherein said external terminals are connected directly to said terminal points when said connecting elements are not disconnected.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The module board according to claim 1, wherein said second integrated circuit is at least one second integrated circuit including a bus termination circuit having an error correction function.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The module board according to claim 1, wherein said at least one first integrated circuit is an integrated semiconductor memory.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The module board according to claim 1, wherein said at least one first integrated circuit is a DRAM memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The module board according to claim 1, wherein said second integrated circuit is at least one second integrated circuit including a driver circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The module board according to claim 1, including further disconnectable connecting elements for modifying a function of said second integrated circuit in the form of at least one second integrated circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The module board according to claim 7, wherein at least one of said second integrated circuits is connectable to reference potentials of the signals being present on said conductor tracks through at least one of said further disconnectable connecting elements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The module board according to claim 7, wherein said at least one second integrated circuit has terminals, and at least one of said further disconnectable connecting elements is a possible connection between two of said terminals of said at least one second integrated circuit.
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