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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
András Vince Horvath, Budapest, HU;
Abdulkerim L. Coban, Austin, TX (US);
Pio Balmelli, Austin, TX (US);
Ramin Khoini-Poorfard, Austin, TX (US);
Alessandro Piovaccari, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H03J 5/24 (2006.01); H04N 5/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/455 (2006.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H03J 5/24 (2013.01); H04L 25/0292 (2013.01); H04N 5/165 (2013.01); H04N 5/455 (2013.01); H04N 21/42607 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an internal buffer may be provided within an integrated circuit (IC) to convert a signal to an output current to be output via a pin of the IC, under control of a switch which can be controlled based on a configuration setting of the IC, and may selectively directly couple the signal to the pin when the IC is coupled to an external driver circuit.