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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Clemens Kaestner, Rosenheim, DE;
Assignee:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H02J 1/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/266 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); H02J 1/14 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a processor, USB connectors, and variable resistors or variable current sources. The processor is configured to read and load instructions causing the processor to dynamically adjust a current consumed by a given connector through adjustment of a related variable resistor or variable current source.