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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Brigham Steele, San Tan Valley, AZ (US);
Atish Ghosh, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 11/3051 (2013.01); Y02B 70/32 (2013.01); Y02B 70/3258 (2013.01); Y02D 10/14 (2018.01); Y02D 10/151 (2018.01);
Abstract
A USB hub includes a plurality of downstream ports; at least one dual mode port, the dual mode port configured to be switchable from a downstream port to an upstream port; and host detection circuitry for detecting whether, when operating as an upstream port, a host is connected.