INTERFACE SUPPLY CIRCUIT

• US 20160139648A1
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Published: 05/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd. (Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd. (Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: MIN, JIE, CHEN, CHUN-SHENG
• Application Number:
  US14/610,080
• Publication Number:
  US 20160139648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3234 Power saving characterised by the action undertaken
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/6871 the output circuit comprising more than one controlled field-effect transistor

Abstract

An interface supply circuit includes an interface, a control circuit coupled to the interface, a power supply coupled to the control circuit, a control chip coupled to the power supply, and a detection chip coupled to the control chip and the interface. The power supply supplies power to the interface. The interface is configured to receive a wireless card. The detection chip is configured to detect a working state of a computer and detect whether the wireless card is inserted into the interface. The detection chip sends a stop signal to the control chip upon detecting that the computer is shutdown and that no wireless card is inserted into the interface. The control chip sends a disconnect signal to the control circuit upon receiving the stop signal. The control circuit disconnects the power supply and the interface upon receiving the disconnect signal.

Claims

1. An interface supply circuit comprising:

a control circuit couplable to an interface;

a power supply configured to supply power to the interface;

a control chip coupled to the power supply, and

a detection chip coupled to the control chip;

wherein the interface is configured to receive a wireless card;

wherein the detection chip is configured to detect a working state of a computer and detect whether the wireless card is inserted into the interface;

wherein the detection chip is configured to send a stop signal to the control chip upon detecting that the computer is shutdown and that the wireless card is not inserted into the interface;

wherein the control chip is configured to send a disconnect signal to the control circuit upon receiving the stop signal, and

wherein the control circuit is configured to disconnect the power supply and the interface upon receiving the disconnect signal.

2. The interface supply circuit of claim 1, wherein the control circuit comprises a first field effect transistor (FET), the first FET is coupled to the power supply, and the first FET is switched off after the control circuit receives the disconnect signal.

3. The interface supply circuit of claim 2, wherein the control circuit further comprises a second FET, the control chip is coupled to the second FET, the second FET is coupled to the first FET, the second FET is switched off after receiving the disconnect signal, and the first FET is switched off after the second FET is switched off.

4. The interface supply circuit of claim 3, wherein the second FET is a N-channel MOSFET.

5. The interface supply circuit of claim 3, wherein the first FET is a P-channel MOSFET.

6. The interface supply circuit of claim 5, wherein the power supply is coupled to a source terminal of the first FET and a drain terminal of the second FET, a gate terminal of the first FET is coupled to the drain terminal of the second FET, a drain terminal of the first FET is coupled to the interface, a gate terminal of the second FET is coupled to the control chip.

7. The interface supply circuit of claim 1, wherein the control chip is an embedded controller.

8. The interface supply circuit of claim 1, wherein the detection chip is a north bridge chip.

9. The interface supply circuit of claim 8, wherein the interface is a Mini PCI-E interface.

10. The interface supply circuit of claim 1, wherein the detection chip is configured to send a triggered signal to the control chip after detecting the computer is shutdown and detecting the wireless card is inserted into the interface, the control chip is configured to send a connect signal to the control circuit after receiving the triggered signal, and the control circuit is switched on after receiving the connect signal, thereby the power supply supplies power to the interface.

11. An interface supply circuit comprising:

an interface configured to receive a wireless card;

a control circuit coupled to the interface;

a power supply coupled to the control circuit and configured to supply power to the interface;

a control chip coupled to the power supply, and

a detection chip coupled to the control chip and the interface;

wherein the detection chip is configured to detect a working state of a computer and detect whether the wireless card is inserted into the interface;

wherein the detection chip is configured to send a stop signal to the control chip upon detecting that the computer is shutdown and that no wireless card is inserted into the interface;

wherein the control chip is configured to send a disconnect signal to the control circuit upon receiving the stop signal, and

wherein the control circuit is configured to disconnect the power supply and the interface upon receiving the disconnect signal.

12. The interface supply circuit of claim 11, wherein the control circuit comprises a first field effect transistor (FET), the first FET is coupled to the power supply and the interface, and the first FET is switched off after the control circuit receives the disconnect signal, thereby the power supply disconnects to the interface.

13. The interface supply circuit of claim 12, wherein the control circuit further comprises a second FET, the control chip is coupled to the second FET, the second FET is coupled to the first FET, the second FET is switched off after receiving the disconnect signal, and the first FET is switched off after the second FET is switched off.

14. The interface supply circuit of claim 13, wherein the first FET is a P-channel MOSFET.

15. The interface supply circuit of claim 14, wherein the power supply is coupled to a source terminal of the first FET and a drain terminal of the second FET, a gate terminal of the first FET is coupled to the drain terminal of the second FET, a drain terminal of the first FET is coupled to the interface, a gate terminal of the second FET is coupled to the control chip.

16. The interface supply circuit of claim 11, wherein the detection chip is a north bridge chip.

17. The interface supply circuit of claim 11, wherein the interface is a Mini PCI-E interface.

18. The interface supply circuit of claim 11, wherein the detection chip is configured to send a triggered signal to the control chip after detecting the computer is shutdown and detecting the wireless card is inserted into the interface, the control chip is configured to send a connect signal to the control circuit after receiving the triggered signal, and the control circuit is switched on after receiving the connect signal, thereby the power supply supplies power to the interface.

19. The interface supply circuit of claim 18, wherein the connect signal is a high level signal.

20. The interface supply circuit of claim 11, wherein the disconnect signal is a low level signal.