USB 2.0 bi-directional bus channel with boost circuitry
US8185682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4072
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for allowing a designer to implement Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 in topologies not anticipated by a USB 2.0 specification and with reduced channel losses, the system comprising: a bus channel having a plurality of electrical elements; and a boost circuit connected at a predetermined location on the bus channel; a plurality of USB signals transmitted through the system; wherein edges of the plurality of USB signals are boosted without impacting the bi-directional nature of the bus channel.
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