Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low power heartbeat for low power mode
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Application No.: US15975307Application Date: 2018-05-09
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Publication No.: US10756823B2Publication Date: 2020-08-25
- Inventor: Carlos Briseno-Vidrios , Michael R. May , Patrick J. de Bakker
- Applicant: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Zagorin Cave LLP
- Main IPC: H04B10/80
- IPC: H04B10/80 ; H04L23/00 ; H04B3/00 ; H01L23/00 ; H04B1/40 ; H01L25/16

Abstract:
A first die is communicatively coupled to a first isolation communication channel and a second isolation communication channel and configured to send a first heartbeat signal over the first isolation communication channel. A second die is coupled to receive the first heartbeat signal from the first die over the first isolation communication channel and to supply a second heartbeat signal to the second isolation communication channel. The first die enters a first die low power mode responsive to detecting an absence of the second heartbeat signal and the second die enters a second die low power mode responsive to detecting an absence of the first heartbeat signal. The first and second die use low power oscillators in the low power mode to supply the heartbeat signals.
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