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Apparatus and method for reducing energy fluctuations in a portable data device

US5998978A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 1998
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F1/56
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A portable data device employs an integrated circuit having a signal processor that receives a power signal from an external source via a power node. A decoupling device is placed between the power node and the signal processor. An energy reservoir is placed in parallel with the signal processor, which acts in concert with the decoupling device to isolate the effects of the signal processor from the rest of the integrated circuit.

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