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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Eng Hun Ooi, Penang, MY;
Fei Deng, Folsom, CA (US);
Jien Hau NG, Perak, MY;
Serge Bedwani, Folsom, CA (US);
Siang Lin Tan, Penang, MY;
Inventors:
Eng Hun Ooi, Penang, MY;
Fei Deng, Folsom, CA (US);
Jien Hau Ng, Perak, MY;
Serge Bedwani, Folsom, CA (US);
Siang Lin Tan, Penang, MY;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, circuit, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises sending a step pulse across a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) transmission line, determining the length of time the transmission line takes to charge from common mode voltage to supply voltage, and determining whether a device is connected to the SATA transmission line based on the length of the transmission line charge time.