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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Ramesh Saripalli, Tucson, AZ (US);
Hugo Cheung, Tucson, AZ (US);
Benoit Goas, Brest, FR;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for increasing the data throughput of an I2C bus including a serial clock conductor () for conducting a serial clock signal (SCK) and a serial data conductor () for conducting a serial data signal (SDA) includes clock-stretching control circuitry () coupled to the serial clock conductor () for stretching the serial clock signal (SCK) by holding the serial clock conductor () at a predetermined level to cause a master device () to stop sending the serial clock signal, and circuitry (FIG.) in the slave device () for releasing stretching of the serial clock signal (SCK) in response to a determination by the slave device () that stretching of the serial clock signal (SCK) is unnecessary.