Patents by Inventor Barry A. Simon

Barry A. Simon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Identity circuit for an integrated circuit using a fuse and transistor enabled by a power-on reset signal
    Patent number: 4716302
    Abstract: An integrated circuit has an identifying circuit coupled to an input. The input has ESD protection. The identifying circuit has a fuse which is in one of two possible states to provide the identifying information. A power on reset circuit provides a pulse in response to application of power to the integrated circuit. A current path between a power supply terminal and the input is provided in response to the power on reset pulse when the fuse is in one state. This current path is blocked when the fuse is in the other state. A user is thus provided with identifying information by the presence or absence of a current path at the input at the time when power is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Flannagan, Lawrence J. Day, Barry A. Simon