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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1994
Jean-Claude Berney, Les Charbonnieres, CH;
Gay Freres Vente et Exportation S.A., Geneva, CH;
Abstract
In a method for bidirectional serial data transmission between an integrated memory circuit and a reading/writing circuit which are separated from each other, an integrated memory circuit having two electrical contact points and a reading/writing circuit with a connecting element having two contacts are provided. Data transmission is enabled by connecting the two-contact connecting element to the two electrical contact points of the integrated memory circuit. Data are transmitted from the reading/writing circuit to the integrated memory circuit by superimposing voltage pulses on the voltage supplied to the integrated memory circuit. Data are transmitted from the integrated memory circuit to the reading/writing circuit by modulating supply current consumed by the integrated memory circuit. The integrated memory circuit is driven with an internal clock output and signals corresponding with data to be transmitted to the reading/writing circuit. The generation of cycles of voltage pulses is synchronized in the reading/writing circuit with received cycles of supply current modulations to thereby synchronize the transmission of data between the reading/writing circuit and the integrated memory circuit.