Device, apparatus and system to reduce current leakage during differential communications
US10691629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms for communicating packets of image information, the packets each having a respective format that is defined or otherwise indicated by a camera serial interface standard. In an embodiment, circuitry of a first physical layer (PHY) is operated to facilitate such communication via a lane of an interconnect that is coupled between the first PHY and a second PHY. The PHYs further communicate between each other a packet delimiter sequence between two such packets. In another embodiment, the plurality of packets and the packet delimiter sequence are communicated after a transition of one PHY from a relatively low power state, and prior to any subsequent transition of that PHY back to the relatively low power state. The camera serial interface standard specifies or otherwise indicates a protocol whereby a transition to such a low power state is performed between the respective communications of any two successive packets.
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