Transceiver
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorMITCHELL BECK
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit includes: a transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving signals complying with the standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification. The transceiver is further capable of transmitting and receiving signals at a frequency higher than the signals complying with standard USB specification. The transceiver is further capable of configuring itself between transmitting and receiving the higher frequency signals and the standard USB signals.
Claims19
An integrated circuit comprising:
- a transceiver capable of transmitting and receiving signals complying with the standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification;
- said transceiver further being capable of transmitting and receiving signals at a frequency higher than the signals complying with the standard USB specification;
- said transceiver capable of configuring itself to transmit and receive the higher frequency signals.
A system comprising:
- a downstream transceiver;
- an upstream transceiver;
- and a cable coupling the upstream and downstream transceivers;
- said transceivers capable of transmitting and receiving signals complying with the standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification;
- said transceivers further being capable of transmitting and receiving signals at a frequency higher than the signals complying with the standard USB specification;
- said transceivers capable of configuring themselves to transmit and receive the higher frequency signals.
A method of configuring a transceiver to transmit and receive high frequency signals, said transceiver being capable of transmitting and receiving signals complying with the standard Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification, said method comprising:
- enabling a voltage regulator to sink and source current while maintaining a substantially constant voltage level, said voltage regulator being coupled to resistances providing a transmission line termination;
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- decoupling a pull-up resistance provided to comply with the standard USB specification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.