Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semiconductor USB device for detecting foreign substances and method of operating the same
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Application No.: US17518752Application Date: 2021-11-04
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Publication No.: US11749954B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Je Kook Kim
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-Do
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: KR 20160111658 2016.08.31
- Main IPC: H01R13/66
- IPC: H01R13/66 ; G06F13/42 ; G06F13/40 ; H01R13/703 ; H01R29/00 ; H01R24/60 ; H01R107/00

Abstract:
A semiconductor device for determining whether a foreign substance (e.g., water) is present and a method of operating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a receptacle including a plurality of pins according to a USB type-C receptacle interface; a first current source providing first current to a CC1 signal pin or a CC2 signal pin among the plurality of pins in a first operation mode; a second current source providing second current to the CC1 signal pin or the CC2 signal pin in a second operation mode; a third current source providing third current to at least two pins of other pins excluding the CC1 signal pin and the CC2 signal pin; and a power delivery integrated circuit (PDIC) controlling the first current source, the second current source and the third current source and detecting the voltage level of a signal outputted to the plurality of pins.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220059978A1 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2022-02-24
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