Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bidirectional re-driver for half-duplex interfaces
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Application No.: US16827415Application Date: 2020-03-23
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Publication No.: US11356236B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Win Naing Maung , Charles Michael Campbell
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Mark A. Valetti; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: H03M1/12
- IPC: H03M1/12 ; H04L5/16 ; H04L12/40 ; H04L5/14 ; G06F13/40

Abstract:
Circuit including a first port to couple to a first device; a second port to couple to a second device; a first channel having an input coupled to first port and an output coupled to second port, the first channel to re-drive a signal and output re-driven signal; a second channel having an input coupled to second port and an output coupled to first port, the second channel to re-drive a signal and output re-driven signal; and a controller to: enable first channel and disable second channel responsive to detecting a signal edge at first port; enable second channel and disable first channel responsive to detecting a signal edge at second port; sample impedance at first port if signal received at first port is de-asserted while first channel is enabled; and sample impedance at second port if signal received at second port is de-asserted while second channel is enabled.
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