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US 2007/0182027 A1Published application
Integrated circuit and operating method therefor
AssigneeATMEL Germany GmbH
InventorLutz Dathe
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Abstract
An integrated circuit is provided that includes at least one first circuit component and at least one second circuit component, the first circuit component being connected via a level converter to the second circuit component. The level converter can be optionally activated or deactivated by the first circuit component in order to enable or prevent a data exchange between the first circuit component and the second circuit component.
Claims15
An integrated circuit comprising:
- at least one first circuit component;
- a level converter;
- and
- at. least one second circuit component, the first circuit component being connectable via the level converter to the second circuit component,
- wherein the level converter is selectively activated or deactivated by the first circuit component in order to enable or prevent a data exchange between the first circuit component and the second circuit component.
2 more elements
A method for operating an integrated circuit having at least one first circuit component and at least one second circuit component, the method comprising:
- providing a level converter for connecting the first circuit component to the second circuit component;
- and
- selectively activating or deactivating the level converter by the first circuit component in order to enable or prevent a data exchange between the first circuit component and the second circuit component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.