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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Hull, Puyallup, WA (US);
Voltaire Ganchorre, Puyallup, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2013.01); G06F 2213/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more embodiments relate, generally, to microcontroller input/output (I/O) and limiting or disabling static current draw at general purpose inputs, including during low power situations where a voltage input may be lower than a supply voltage. In some embodiments, a general purpose input may include selectable input buffers and logic that is configured to selectively enable an input buffer associated with a voltage domain substantially the same as an input voltage of the general purpose input, and selectively disable the other input buffers.