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US 2007/0165364 A1Published application
Optimization of the number of power outputs for an integrated circuit
AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorPhilippe Avian
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AssigneeSiemens VDO Automotive Corporation
InventorPhilippe Avian
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Method for optimizing the number of power outputs of an electronic control device of the application specific integrated circuit type mounted onto a printed circuit board, the number of power outputs required depending on the application. The method includes mounting into two packages having geometrically identical connecting configurations, an integrated circuit of a first type having a first number of power outputs and an integrated circuit of a second type having a second number of power outputs, respectively, in such a manner as to make the two circuits compatible for their installation on the board, and to provide at least two locations on the board for the installation of the packages, the number of power outputs required for the application being obtained by installing in the locations at least two circuits chosen from between the integrated circuit of the first type and the integrated circuit of the second type.
A method for optimizing the number of power outputs of an electronic control device of the application specific integrated circuit type (1) mounted onto a printed circuit board (2), the number of power outputs required depending on the application, characterized in that it consists in mounting into two packages (4, 5) having geometrically identical connecting configurations, an integrated circuit of a first type comprising a first number of power outputs and an integrated circuit of a second type comprising a second number of power outputs, respectively, in such a manner as to make said two circuits compatible for their installation on the printed circuit board (2), and to provide at least two locations on the board for the installation of said two packages (4, 5), the number of power outputs required for the application being obtained by installing in said locations at least two circuits chosen from between said integrated circuit of the first type and said integrated circuit of the second type.
An electronic control device of the application specific integrated circuit type (1) mounted onto a printed circuit board (2), said device comprising a stage (3) with power outputs whose number depends on the application targeted, characterized in that said power output stage comprises at least two circuits over which the required number of power outputs is distributed, said two circuits being chosen from a set comprising an integrated circuit of a first type comprising a first number of power outputs and an integrated circuit of a second type comprising a second number of power outputs, said circuits of the first and of the second type being respectively mounted into two packages (4, 5) having geometrically identical connection configurations, in such a manner as to make said two circuits compatible for their installation on the printed circuit board.
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