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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Aquantia Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul Langner, Fremont, CA (US);
Simon Edelhaus, San Ramon, CA (US);
Marvell Asia Pte, LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An input/output (I/O) interface system for computing devices is disclosed. The I/O interface system includes an externally-engageable USB-C interface connector. A first I/O protocol controller circuit couples to the USB-C interface connector via multiple bidirectional serial lanes. Each of the bidirectional serial lanes transfers a single serial stream of data in a simultaneously bidirectional manner. A second I/O protocol controller circuit couples to the USB-C interface connector via multiple unidirectional serial lanes. Each of the unidirectional serial lanes transfers a single serial stream of data in a unidirectional manner. Mode control circuitry selects between the first I/O protocol controller circuit and the second I/O protocol controller circuit for data transfers with the USB-C interface connector based on a detected signaling media externally connected to the USB-C interface connector.