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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, NC (US);
Robert J. Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph M. Jacobs, Mebane, NC (US);
Pravin Patel, Cary, NC (US);
Justin P. Bandholz, Cary, NC (US);
Robert J. Christopher, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph M. Jacobs, Mebane, NC (US);
Pravin Patel, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for allowing a designer to implement Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 in topologies not anticipated by a USB 2.0 specification and with reduced channel losses, the system comprising: a bus channel having a plurality of electrical elements; and a boost circuit connected at a predetermined location on the bus channel; a plurality of USB signals transmitted through the system; wherein edges of the plurality of USB signals are boosted without impacting the bi-directional nature of the bus channel.