Patents by Inventor Jeffery A. Floyd

Jeffery A. Floyd 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).

  • Patent number: 5414380
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (20) configures the active level of an input, output, or input/output pin by sensing a logic state on the pin's bonding pad (21) at the inactivation of a reset signal, such as a power-on reset signal. The integrated circuit (20) selects a true or complement signal to provide to or from an internal circuit (25). The voltage level on the pin is latched on the active-to-inactive transition of the power-on reset signal. Thus, the use of proper board-level termination resistors (70, 71) programs the pins to the desired active logic level without the need for additional logic circuitry or a dedicated device pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery A. Floyd, Lloyd P. Matthews