Monolithically integrated interface circuit
AssigneeMicronas GmbH
InventorsReiner Bidenbach, Jörg Franke, Burkhard Giebel, Markus Rogalla
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Abstract
The invention relates to integrated circuits comprising a monolithically integrated logic IC and a monolithically integrated interface circuit that is conductively connected to the logic IC. The electrical properties of said interface circuit are programmable. The interface circuit also has a lower integration density than the logic IC, and comprises monitoring modules for monitoring the logic ICs.
Claims8
An integrated circuit comprising a logic IC and an interface circuit which is conductively connected to the logic IC,
- wherein
- the integrated circuit is formed from a monolithically integrated logic IC and a monolithically integrated interface circuit;
- each interface circuit is designed to be programmable in terms of its electrical properties;
- the interface circuit has a lower integration density than does the logic IC;
- and the interface circuit has monitoring modules to monitor the logic IC.
A family of integrated circuits, wherein each circuit has a logic IC and an interface circuit which is conductively connected to the logic IC,
- wherein
- each integrated circuit is formed from a monolithically integrated logic IC and a monolithically integrated interface circuit;
- each interface circuit is designed to be programmable in terms of its electrical properties;
- each interface circuit has a lower integration density than does the logic IC;
- wherein the logic ICs of the family of circuits have different integration densities, but all the interface circuits of the family of circuits have the same integration density;
- and each interface circuit has monitoring modules to monitor the logic IC.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.