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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Mohammad S. Mobin, Orefield, PA (US);
Mehran Aliahmad, Manotick, CA;
Matthew Tota, Clinton, NJ (US);
Gregory Scott Winn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Mohammad S. Mobin, Orefield, PA (US);
Mehran Aliahmad, Manotick, CA;
Matthew Tota, Clinton, NJ (US);
Gregory Scott Winn, Fort Collins, CO (US);
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A signal generator circuit for reducing power consumption of out-of-band message communications between a first device including the signal generator circuit and a second device coupled to the first device comprises a switching circuit and a controller coupled to the switching circuit. The controller is operative to receive a reference clock signal and at least a first control signal indicative of a request for the first device to send a message to the second device when the first device is in a first mode of operation. The controller generates an output control signal and an output data signal. The output control signal is operative as a function of the first control signal to selectively power up the switching circuit and a transmitter driver during the first mode. The output data signal includes the message supplied to the transmitter driver for transmission to the second device during the first mode.