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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Wilson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anand Dalal, San Jose, CA (US);
Josh De Cesare, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/17 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 1/3287 (2019.01); G06F 13/364 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/17362 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G06F 13/364 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 13/4295 (2013.01); Y02D 10/151 (2018.01); Y02D 10/171 (2018.01); Y02D 50/20 (2018.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for managing connections between multiple internal integrated circuits (ICs) of, for example, a high-speed internal device interface. Improved schemes for coordination of connection and disconnection events, and/or suspension and resumption of operation for a High-Speed Inter-Chip™ (HSIC) interface are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a 'device'-initiated and 'host'-initiated connect/disconnect procedure is disclosed, that provides improved timing, synchronization, and power consumption.