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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Atish Ghosh, Austin, TX (US);
Donald L. Perkins, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4027 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1228 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A USB hub integrated circuit device, comprising USB hub logic comprising a plurality USB ports, wherein at least one port comprises a pair of bi-directional transmission channels, wherein for the at least one port two physical layers are provided in parallel, each physical layer being associated with one bidirectional transmission channel, wherein the USB hub logic is further configured to select one of said physical layers for each port depending on a logic condition.