Microchip Technology had four patents in internet of things during Q1 2024. Microchip Technology Inc’s patents filed in Q1 2024 involve a device for controlling network traffic by identifying and removing duplicate data frames, as well as encoding digital data into handwritten samples using predetermined vibration patterns. GlobalData’s report on Microchip Technology gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.

Microchip Technology grant share with internet of things as a theme is 25% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.

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Application: System and method for forwarding network traffic (Patent ID: US20240089202A1)

The patent filed by Microchip Technology Inc. describes a device for controlling network traffic by identifying and removing duplicate data frames to prevent loops in the network. The device includes edge and internal interface circuits that prepend frame identification information to received data frames and eliminate duplicates by storing identification information in a non-transitory memory and performing lookup operations. The edge interface circuit receives data frames from network components, adds frame-specific information headers, removes duplicates, and forwards non-duplicate frames. The internal interface circuit handles data frames from internal network segments in a similar manner.

The device's edge interface circuit includes an ingress port, identification circuit, tag insertion circuit, error detector circuit, duplicates removal circuit, and egress port. Similarly, the internal interface circuit comprises ingress and egress ports, error detector circuit, and duplicates removal circuit. The system and method described in the patent involve receiving data frames, generating frame-specific information headers, forwarding frames, identifying duplicates based on memory contents and headers, removing duplicates, and forwarding non-duplicate frames to network components. The process is controlled by a controller circuit that searches memory for specific headers to remove duplicate frames effectively.

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