Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm John P. Christensen
  • Dual-function connection pads for TCXO integrated circuit
    Patent number: 6580332
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for constructing a temperature controlled crystal oscillator chip. The method includes the steps of disposing a connection pad on a surface of the chip, providing a first circuit within the chip for control of a first chip function through a first interconnection with the connection pad and providing a second circuit within the chip for control of a second chip function, unrelated to the first chip function, through a second interconnection with the connection pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: CTS Corporation
    Inventors: Richard N. Sutliff, Iyad Alhayek, Ammar Yasser Rathore, Jaroslaw Adamski