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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Siamack Nemazie, Los Altos, CA (US);
Shiang-jyh Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Young-ta Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
Siamack Nemazie, Los Altos, CA (US);
Shiang-Jyh Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Young-Ta Wu, Fremont, CA (US);
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention includes a switch employed in a system having two hosts and a device and for coupling two or more host ports to a device. The switch includes a power signal control circuit generating a power signal for use by the device in receiving power for operability thereto, the power signal control circuit responsive to detection of inoperability of the device and in response thereto, toggling the power signal to the device while avoiding interruption to the system.