IP Library Granted Patent US 8,902,999
Granted Patent B2
US 8,902,999 · App. 13/682,741 · Granted Dec 2, 2014

Isolation interface circuit for power management

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Patent No.
US 8,902,999
App. No.
13/682,741
Granted
Dec 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An isolation interface circuit is disclosed. The isolation interface circuit comprising a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit. The transmitting circuit configured to receive a first serial interface signal and a second serial interface signal for generating a differential polarity pulse signal. The receiving circuit configured to receive the differential polarity pulse signal for generating the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal. The differential polarity pulse signal are generated in response to the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal. The first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal are generated in accordance with the differential polarity pulse signal. In a period, only one of the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit can be enabled.

Claims (18)

1. An isolation interface circuit, comprising:

a transmitting circuit configured to receive a first serial interface signal and a second serial interface signal for generating a differential polarity pulse signal; and

a receiving circuit configured to receive the differential polarity pulse signal for generating the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal;

wherein the differential polarity pulse signal is generated in response to the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal; the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal are generated in accordance with the differential polarity pulse signal; in a period, only one of the transmitting circuit and the receiving circuit can be enabled,

in which the first serial interface signal and the second serial interface signal develop a frame including a start bit, a stop bit and data.

2. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the differential polarity pulse signal develop a frame includes a start signal, a stop signal and data signal.

3. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the polarity of the differential polarity pulse signal represents the logic-high or the logic-low.

4. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which a number of the differential polarity pulse signal in a specific period represents the start signal, the stop signal or the data signal.

5. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which a number and a polarity of the differential polarity pulse signal in a specific period represent the start signal or the stop signal.

6. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the first serial interface signal can be parallel connected to another first serial interface signal of another isolation interface circuit; and the second serial interface signal can be parallel connected to another second serial interface signal of another isolation interface circuit.

7. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the differential polarity pulse signal can be parallel connected to another differential polarity pulse signal of another isolation interface circuit through a pair of capacitors.

8. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the differential polarity pulse signal can be parallel connected to another differential polarity pulse signal of another isolation interface circuit through a transformer.

9. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the isolation interface circuit is utilized in a battery management system.

10. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the isolation interface circuit is utilized in a battery management circuit; the first battery management circuit can communicate with the second battery management circuit through a pair of capacitors.

11. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the isolation interface circuit is utilized in a battery management circuit; the first battery management circuit can communicate with the second battery management circuit through a transformer.

12. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the pulse width of the differential polarity pulse signal is shorter than 300 nsec.

13. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which the output of the differential polarity pulse signal is only enabled within a specific time; after the specific time, the output of the differential polarity pulse signal become a high impedance.

14. The circuit as claimed in claim 1 , in which an input node of the differential polarity pulse signal is coupled to an output node of a low-pass filter.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT RECORDED AT REEL 046410, FRAME 0933 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064072/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 22, 2018
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046410/0933 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2017
From: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION (FORMERLY SYSTEM GENERAL CORPORATION)
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 042328/0318 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2016
From: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
To: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038594/0168 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2012
From: YANG, TA-YUNG
To: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 029342/0875 →