公开(公告)号：US09195297B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-24

申请号：US13677835

申请日：2012-11-15

Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Wei-Hung Chen ,  Hui-Chih Lin

IPC: G06F1/00 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F1/26

CPC classification number: G06F1/325 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3209

Abstract: A bridging device and a power saving method thereof are disclosed. The disclosed bridging device includes a connector, a connection detector and a bridging chip. The connector is operative to connect to a host and includes a power pin and a command pin. The connection detector is coupled to the power pin to determine whether the connector is floating, and, outputs a linked signal when the connection is non-floating. The bridging chip is coupled to the command pin and the connection detector. When the bridging chip receives a power saving command transferred from the host via the command pin and the linked signal transferred from the connection detector, the bridging chip executes a power saving operation.

Abstract translation: 公开了桥接装置及其省电方法。 所公开的桥接装置包括连接器，连接检测器和桥接芯片。 连接器可操作以连接主机，并包括电源引脚和指令引脚。 连接检测器耦合到电源引脚以确定连接器是否浮动，并且当连接不浮动时输出链接的信号。 桥接芯片耦合到命令引脚和连接检测器。 当桥接芯片通过命令引脚接收到从主机传送的省电命令和从连接检测器传送的链接信号时，桥接芯片执行省电操作。

公开(公告)号：US09477300B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13687686

申请日：2012-11-28

Applicant: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yen-Chang Chen ,  Hui-Chih Lin

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06F1/26

CPC classification number: G06F1/3296 ,  G06F1/266 ,  G06F1/325 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  Y02D10/172 ,  Y02D50/20

Abstract: A bridging device and a power saving method thereof are disclosed. When a bridging chip of the bridging device receives a power saving command transferred from a host and thereby enters a power saving state, a voltage converter of the bridging device is disabled accordingly and a selection circuit selects to couple a bus voltage to the bridging chip to power the bridging chip. The bus voltage is transferred from the host through a power pin of a connector of the bridging device. The connector is coupled to the host.

Abstract translation: 公开了桥接装置及其省电方法。 当桥接装置的桥接芯片接收到从主机传送的功率节省命令，从而进入省电状态时，相应地禁用桥接装置的电压转换器，并且选择电路选择将总线电压耦合到桥接芯片 为桥接芯片供电。 总线电压通过桥接设备的连接器的电源引脚从主机传输。 连接器连接到主机。