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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:
D. Matthew Landry, Austin, TX (US);
Russell J. Apfel, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
D. Matthew Landry, Austin, TX (US);
Russell J. Apfel, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided that includes receiving a classification voltage at a powered device from a powered network and providing a classification signature to the powered network in response to receiving the classification voltage to specify a power requirement of the powered device. The method further includes deriving a reference current within the powered device and adjusting a current limit as a function of the reference current.