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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. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Zhizhong Hou, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert Loren Reay, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Herr, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zhizhong Hou, Fremont, CA (US);
Robert Loren Reay, Mountain View, CA (US);
James Herr, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Linear Technology Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device having a signal level different from a signal level of an external device includes an interface, such as an IC interface, for providing communications with the external device. The interface is configurable to support communications with the external device either via multiple wires or via a single wire.