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Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Leonardo Sala, Cornaredo, IT;

Kenneth Jay Helfrich, Duluth, GA (US);

Assignee:

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/36 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/40 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract

A universal serial bus (USB) hub includes a USB AFE circuit module, a hub core and an isolator circuit module interposed between the USB AFE circuit module and the hub core. Data communications between the hub core and the first USB AFE circuit module pass through the isolator circuit module. A method for communicating through a universal serial bus hub includes providing a USB AFE circuit module, providing a hub core, providing an isolator circuit module interposed between the USB AFE circuit module and the hub core, and directing communication from the USB AFE circuit module to the hub core through the isolator circuit module.


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