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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2024
Prolific Technology Inc., Taipei City, TW;
Chia-Chang Hsu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Wei-Shu Hsu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Ren-Yuan Yu, Hsinchu County, TW;
Prolific Technology Inc., Taipei City, TW;
Abstract
A method for inter-intergrated circuit (I2C) address allocation includes the master device sending a notification signal to the plurality of slave devices via the bus, and after one of the plurality of slave devices receives the notification signal, the slave device generating a delay period, and detecting the serial data (SDA) signal of the, if not detecting the SDA signal having a high to low signal transition, at the end of the delay period the slave device updating the identification of the slave device, outputting low-pulse signal from the SDA pin and maintaining a low-pulse period, at the end of the low-pulse period, pulling the SDA signal to high, and detecting the SDA pins.