A low power reduced size serial device protocol translator including a slave controller and detection circuit for detecting start and stop conditions on serial data (SDA) and serial clock (SCL) lines in a serial communication system is described. The start and stop condition detector includes two flip-flops;...http://www.google.com/patents/US5878234?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5878234 - Low power serial protocol translator for use in multi-circuit board electronic systems