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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Chia How Low, Simpang Ampat, MY;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/263 (2013.01); G06F 1/3243 (2013.01); G06F 1/3253 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is described herein. The apparatus includes a plurality of electrical components, wherein at least one component is to increase a total impedance at a port. The apparatus also includes a comparator, wherein the comparator is to determine an additional impedance from the plurality of electrical components at the port and adjust the impedance to maintain signal integrity along a trace to the port in response to a device being coupled with the port.