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US 2003/0227347 A1Published application
Controlling coupling strength in electromagnetic bus coupling
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsThomas D. Simon, Rajeevan Amirtharajah, John R. Benham
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Abstract
A controller sends signals to an electromagnetic coupler associated with a bus. The signals are arranged to set a coupling strength of the coupler.
Claims32
Apparatus comprising
- a controller to send signals to an electromagnetic coupler associated with a bus, the signals being arranged to set a coupling strength of the coupler.
Apparatus comprising
- an electromagnetic coupler for a bus, the coupler including
- an element that has a controllable characteristic that affects a coupling strength of the coupler, and
- a port to receive signals for controlling the characteristic.
Apparatus comprising
- a motherboard,
- a bus on the motherboard,
- electromagnetic couplers at locations along the bus, and
- a controller to control coupling strengths of the couplers.
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A method comprising
- communicating data on a bus,
- coupling the data electromagnetically between the bus and devices, and
- adjusting the coupling strength by which the data is coupled between the bus and at least one of the devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.