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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Win Naing Maung, Plano, TX (US);
Yonghui Tang, Plano, TX (US);
Suzanne Mary Vining, Plano, TX (US);
Hao Liu, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/385 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal conditioner can include a state machine configured to detect a predetermined protocol level mode of a data signal on a bi-directional serial bus. The signal conditioner can also include a re-driver configured to inject current into at least one of a rising edge and a falling edge of the data signal on the bi-directional serial bus in response to the detection of the predetermined protocol level mode.