Wireless chip for chip-to-chip wireless transfer

• US 9,425,865 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2014
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Soongsil University Research Consortium Techno-Park
• Original Assignee: Soongsil University Research Consortium Techno-Park
• Inventors: Lee, Chang hyun, Park, Chang Kun
• Primary Examiner(s): TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN
• Application Number:
  US14/569,801
• Publication Number:
  US 20160049994A1
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/26 using coils
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

Provided is a wireless chip for chip-to-chip wireless transfer. A wireless chip for chip-to-chip wireless transfer according to the present invention includes: an antenna used as a wireless transfer path of data or power; a circuit unit providing information about whether there is input/output data; a mode control unit connected with the circuit unit and outputting a first or second level signal in accordance with whether there is input/output data; a data communication unit activated and inputting/outputting the data between the circuit unit and the antenna, only when the first level signal is inputted from the mode control unit; and a power relay unit activated and relays the power between the circuit unit and the antenna, only when the second level signal is inputted from the mode control unit.

Claims

1. A wireless chip for chip-to-chip wireless transfer, comprising:

an antenna used as a wireless transfer path of data or power;

a circuit unit providing information about whether there is input/output data and information about a request for transmitting/receiving power;

a mode control unit having a first terminal connected with the circuit unit, outputting a first signal having a first level or a second signal having a second level through a second terminal in accordance with whether there is input/output data, and outputting the first signal or the second signal through a third terminal in accordance with a request for transmitting or receiving power;

a data communication unit activated and inputting/outputting the data between the circuit unit and the antenna, only when the first signal is inputted through the second terminal;

a power reception unit activated and supplying power, which the antenna has wirelessly received, to the circuit unit, between the circuit unit and the antenna, the power reception unit being activated in response to detection of the second signal of the second terminal of the mode control unit and the first signal of the third terminal of the mode control unit; and

a power transmission unit activated and relaying power, which is supplied from the circuit unit, to the antenna, between the circuit unit and the antenna, the power transmission unit being activated in response to detection of the second signal of the second terminal of the mode control unit and the second signal of the third terminal of the mode control unit.

2. The wireless chip of claim 1, wherein the power reception unit receives AC power that the antenna has wirelessly received, converts the AC power into DC power, and supplies the DC power to the circuit unit, and the power transmission unit converts DC power supplied from the circuit unit into AC power and transmits the AC power to the antenna to allow for wireless power transmission through the antenna.

3. The wireless chip of claim 1, wherein a first terminal of the circuit unit is connected with a first terminal of the mode control unit, the mode control unit has a second terminal connected to a node of first terminals of the data communication unit, the power reception unit, and the power transmission unit, and a third terminal connected to a node between second terminals of the power reception unit and the power transmission unit, the data communication unit has a second terminal connected with a second terminal of the circuit unit and a third terminal connected to the antenna, and the power reception unit and the power transmission unit each have a third terminal connected to a third terminal of the circuit unit and a fourth terminal connected to the antenna.