Patent
1997-02-21
1999-07-06
Lee, Thomas C.
395828, G06F 1310
Patent
active
059207310
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method which overcomes connectivity limitations on PCMCIA and PC-CARD95 compatible devices by reconfiguring standard PCMCIA and PC-CARD pins for additional electrical interfaces. A detection circuit in the PC-card can detect the different interfaces. Once the different interfaces are identified, the connections to the receptacles of the PC-card connector are reconfigured such that the functional assignments of the receptacles conform with the requirements of each different interface. Thus, connection between different electrical interfaces to the physical interface of a PCMCIA-compatible device, without interference between them is possible.
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Junghans Andreas
Pletl Josef
Lee Thomas C.
VLSI Technology Inc.
Yuan Chien
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