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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 01, 2011
Applicants:

Divya Vijayaraghavan, Los Altos, CA (US);

Chong H. Lee, San Ramon, CA (US);

Inventors:

Divya Vijayaraghavan, Los Altos, CA (US);

Chong H. Lee, San Ramon, CA (US);

Assignee:

ALTERA CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0833 (2013.01); Y02B 60/35 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for operating a communication circuit during periods of reduced energy consumption are disclosed. Data may be transmitted over a communication link from a first device to a second device in a low-power state. The data may be used by the second device to update coefficients and/or synchronize the receiver of the second device to a transmitter of the first device, thereby enabling a more efficient or rapid transition from the low-power state to an active state. A transmitter of the first device and a receiver of the second device may be activated before transmission of the data and deactivated after transmission of the data. In this manner, a receiver of the second device may be refreshed to enable a more efficient transition from the low-power state to an active state.


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