Lucent Technologies Inc.

Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

James Michael Devine

Peter J Massa

Stephen Thomas Spang

Mark Elliot Kostbade

Daniel M Kuster

The current sharing using thermal feedback, in accordance with various embodiments, includes controlling an amount of current output from each of a plurality of power modules based on the thermal characteristics of each respective power module.

Parallel supply current sharing using thermal feedback

A circuit comprising an active pull-up device coupled to a level shift circuit is coupled to a one-wire bus to allow communication devices coupled to the bus to better detect digital communication signals propagating through the bus. The level shift circuit provides a reference voltage signal that is typically above the circuit ground. Communication devices coupled to the bus are better able to detect digital communication signals propagating through the bus because such signals are raised above at least a portion of the noise signals on the bus.

Circuit to improve data bus performance

In a CMOS integrated circuit card configuration operating upon a received data input stream and having a common power buss for the individual integrated circuits thereof, the invention comprises the connection of a power pin of all such individual integrated circuits directly to the power buss, except for the integrated circuit to which the data input stream is applied, wherein a diode of predetermined forward voltage drop is employed&mdash;having its anode connected to the power buss and its cathode connected to its associated power pin.

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James Michael Devine