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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Applicants:
David M Dwelley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert L Reay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
David M Dwelley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert L Reay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Electronic devices, and methods, for transmitting, transferring and/or conveying a multi-bit digital signal as a voltage signal via a single pin. Devices and methods according to the invention substantially reduce the pin count of a device because inputting of a multi-bit digital signal preferably does not use more than one input pin. In addition, the speed of transmission is improved because the multi-bit digital signal is transmitted as a voltage signal substantially at one time as opposed to serially.