PSoC architecture

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10020810-B2
Application number	US-201514976580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 21, 2015
Priority date	Oct 26, 2000
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

An example semiconductor chip includes analog circuits, digital circuits, and a digital input port. The digital input port is to receive an input signal. The analog circuit is to receive the input signal from the digital input port and produce a digital signal based on the input signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A semiconductor chip comprising:
analog circuits;
digital circuits; and
a digital input port configured to receive an input signal, wherein the analog circuit is configured to receive the input signal from the digital input port and produce a digital signal based on the input signal.

2. The semiconductor chip of claim 1 , wherein the digital circuits are configured to receive the digital signal produced by the analog circuits.

3. The semiconductor chip of claim 1 , wherein the input signal comprises a series of pulses received from a device located external to the semiconductor chip.

4. The semiconductor chip of claim 1 , further comprising a memory element, the memory element to store configuration data, wherein after the digital circuits provide a first digital function, the digital circuits are changeable to provide a second digital function, based on the configuration data.

5. The semiconductor chip of claim 4 , wherein the memory element to store further configuration data, wherein a parameter of the first digital function is adjustable, based on the further configuration data.

Assignees

• Cypress Semiconductor Corp

Inventors

• Snyder Warren S
• Mar Monte

Classifications

• G06F1/32

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• G06F1/08

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• H03K19/17736

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• H03K19/173

  using elementary logic circuits as components · CPC title

• H03K19/08 Primary

  using semiconductor devices (H03K19/173 takes precedence; wherein the semiconductor devices are only diode rectifiers H03K19/12) · CPC title