Patent ID: 6271704
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A system comprising:a first termination device, the first termination device residing outside the die of an IC, one end of the first termination device operatively connected to a first voltage regulator, another end of the first termination device operatively connected to a signal line of the IC;a second termination device, the second termination device residing on a die of the IC, one end of the second termination device operatively connected to a second voltage regulator, another end of the second termination device operatively connected to the signal line of the IC; anda current dump device, the current dump device being operatively connected to the first voltage regulator and the second voltage regulator, the current dump device adapted to allow a predetermined minimum of current to flow from the first voltage regulator and the second voltage regulator so as to keep the first voltage regulator and the second voltage regulator operating within respective predetermined operating ranges.