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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2009
Xianxin LI, San Jose, CA (US);
Hong-leong Hong, Saratoga, CA (US);
Adbullah Raouf, Newark, CA (US);
Anna Tam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Chi-hung Hui, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tat C. Choi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Xianxin Li, San Jose, CA (US);
Hong-Leong Hong, Saratoga, CA (US);
Adbullah Raouf, Newark, CA (US);
Anna Tam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Chi-Hung Hui, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tat C. Choi, Saratoga, CA (US);
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Multi-mode charger device for charging portable devices and methods of charging portable devices are described. In an embodiment, a multi-mode charger device has mode blocks respectively associated with modes of operation which are coupled to a switch module. The switch module is for coupling a selected one of the mode blocks to a peripheral bus and to decouple the mode blocks remaining from the peripheral bus. A first mode of the modes of operation is a pass through mode. A second mode of the modes of operation is a first charging mode. A third mode of the modes of operation is a second charging mode. The first charging mode and the second charging mode are different from one another.