the way to the IO PAD, where only then does a wire bond connect
it to a single external pin.
+Below, therefore is a (simplified) diagram of what is
+usually contained in an FPGA's bi-directional IO Pad,
+and consequently this is what you must also provide, and explicitly
+wire up in your ASIC's HDL.
+
[[!img asic_iopad_gen.svg]]
Designing an ASIC, there is no guarantee that the IO pad is