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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joseph Julicher, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Pieter Schieke, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Vivien Delport, Chandler, AZ (US);
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
An electronic device including a host system including a source; and a target system operably coupled to the host system via a combined power I/O line; wherein the target system includes a pass transistor and a switching system cooperative to allow the source to charge a power supply capacitor on the target system via the combined power I/O line in a first mode and alternately charge and discharge the power supply capacitor during a communication via the combined power I/O line in a second mode, wherein the alternately charging and discharging is in synchronization with said communication.