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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Zhi Zhu, San Diego, CA (US);
Xiaohua Kong, San Diego, CA (US);
Nir Gerber, Haifa, IL;
Christian Josef Wiesner, Uxbridge, CA;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods are disclosed for a bidirectional front-end circuit included within a system on chip (SoC). The bidirectional front-end circuit includes a differential bidirectional terminal for receiving and transmitting signals. The bidirectional front-end circuit is configured to provide a first communication path between a first controller and a connector through the differential bidirectional terminal when operating in a first mode. And, the bidirectional front-end circuit is reconfigured to provide a second communication path between a second controller and the connector through the differential bidirectional terminal when operating in a second mode.