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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth W. Fernald, Austin, TX (US);
Phillip Matthews, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas Saroshan David, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/42 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0241 (2013.01); H04W 52/0222 (2013.01); H04W 52/0251 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a detector to detect an idle state of a communication link that communicates bursts or packets of information. The apparatus also includes an oscillator having low-power and normal modes of operation. The oscillator makes a transition to the low-power mode during the idle state of the communication link. The oscillator leaves the low-power mode of operation and enters the normal mode of operation when the communication link is in a non-idle state.