Patents by Inventor Aimee D. Wood

Aimee D. Wood has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10282341
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for configuring an integrated circuit (IC) chip to implement a protocol stack. In an embodiment, a transaction layer of the IC chip is operable to exchange with a link layer of the IC chip transaction layer packets (TLPs) having a format compatible with one defined in a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express™ (PCIe™) specification. Configuration circuitry of the IC chip provides for configuration of a first protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a first physical layer of the IC chip. The configuration circuitry further provides for an alternative configuration of a second protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a second physical layer of the IC chip. In another embodiment, the first protocol stack supports single-ended signaling to communicate TLP information, whereas the second protocol stack supports differential signaling to communicate TLP information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan L. Spry, Marcus W. Song, Deepak M. Rangaraj, Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan, Robert J. Hayes, Aimee D. Wood, Adam E. Letendre, Brent R. Boswell
  • Publication number: 20180210857
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for configuring an integrated circuit (IC) chip to implement a protocol stack. In an embodiment, a transaction layer of the IC chip is operable to exchange with a link layer of the IC chip transaction layer packets (TLPs) having a format compatible with one defined in a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express™ (PCIe™) specification. Configuration circuitry of the IC chip provides for configuration of a first protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a first physical layer of the IC chip. The configuration circuitry further provides for an alternative configuration of a second protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a second physical layer of the IC chip. In another embodiment, the first protocol stack supports single-ended signaling to communicate TLP information, whereas the second protocol stack supports differential signaling to communicate TLP information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan L. Spry, Marcus W. Song, Deepak M. Rangaraj, Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan, Robert J. Hayes, Aimee D. Wood, Brent R. Boswell
  • Patent number: 9734116
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for configuring an integrated circuit (IC) chip to implement a protocol stack. In an embodiment, a transaction layer of the IC chip is operable to exchange with a link layer of the IC chip transaction layer packets (TLPs) having a format compatible with one defined in a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express™ (PCIe™) specification. Configuration circuitry of the IC chip provides for configuration of a first protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a first physical layer of the IC chip. The configuration circuitry further provides for an alternative configuration of a second protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a second physical layer of the IC chip. In another embodiment, the first protocol stack supports single-ended signaling to communicate TLP information, whereas the second protocol stack supports differential signaling to communicate TLP information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan L. Spry, Marcus W. Song, Deepak M. Rangaraj, Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan, Robert J. Hayes, Aimee D. Wood, Adam E. Letendre, Brent R. Boswell
  • Publication number: 20150269108
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for configuring an integrated circuit (IC) chip to implement a protocol stack. In an embodiment, a transaction layer of the IC chip is operable to exchange with a link layer of the IC chip transaction layer packets (TLPs) having a format compatible with one defined in a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express™ (PCIe™) specification. Configuration circuitry of the IC chip provides for configuration of a first protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a first physical layer of the IC chip. The configuration circuitry further provides for an alternative configuration of a second protocol stack including the transaction layer, circuitry of the link layer and a second physical layer of the IC chip. In another embodiment, the first protocol stack supports single-ended signaling to communicate TLP information, whereas the second protocol stack supports differential signaling to communicate TLP information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Bryan L. Spry, Marcus W. Song, Deepak M. Rangaraj, Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan, Robert J. Hayes, Aimee D. Wood, Adam E. Letendre, Brent R. Boswell
  • Patent number: 9021156
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes apparatus that is formed on a single semiconductor die having one or more cores, a memory controller, and a hub coupled to the memory controller. The hub includes multiple fabrics each to communicate with a peripheral controller via a target interface and a master interface according to a first protocol, and where the fabrics are serially coupled via a first plurality of target interfaces in an upstream direction and a second plurality of target interfaces in a downstream direction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Inventors: Prashanth Nimmala, Robert J. Greiner, Lily P. Looi, Rupin H. Vakharwala, Marcus W. Song, James A. Beavens, Aimee D. Wood, Jeff V. Tran
  • Publication number: 20130054845
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes apparatus that is formed on a single semiconductor die having one or more cores, a memory controller, and a hub coupled to the memory controller. The hub includes multiple fabrics each to communicate with a peripheral controller via a target interface and a master interface according to a first protocol, and where the fabrics are serially coupled via a first plurality of target interfaces in an upstream direction and a second plurality of target interfaces in a downstream direction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Prashanth Nimmala, Robert J. Greiner, Lily P. Looi, Rupin H. Vakharwala, Marcus W. Song, James A. Beavens, Aimee D. Wood, Jeff V. Tran
  • Patent number: 7882311
    Abstract: Techniques that may utilize generic tracker structures to provide data coherency in a multi-node system that supports non-snoop read and write operations. The trackers may be organized as a two-dimensional queue structure that may be utilized to resolve conflicting read and/or write operations. Multiple queues having differing associated priorities may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aimee D Wood, Robert J. Safranek
  • Publication number: 20100146200
    Abstract: Techniques that may utilize generic tracker structures to provide data coherency in a multi-node system that supports non-snoop read and write operations. The trackers may be organized as a two-dimensional queue structure that may be utilized to resolve conflicting read and/or write operations. Multiple queues having differing associated priorities may be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: AIMEE D. WOOD, Robert J. Safranek
  • Patent number: 7707364
    Abstract: Techniques that may utilize generic tracker structures to provide data coherency in a multi-node system that supports non-snoop read and write operations. The trackers may be organized as a two-dimensional queue structure that may be utilized to resolve conflicting read and/or write operations. Multiple queues having differing associated priorities may be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aimee D. Wood, Robert J. Safranek
  • Publication number: 20090070524
    Abstract: Techniques that may utilize generic tracker structures to provide data coherency in a multi-node system that supports non-snoop read and write operations. The trackers may be organized as a two-dimensional queue structure that may be utilized to resolve conflicting read and/or write operations. Multiple queues having differing associated priorities may be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: AIMEE D. WOOD, Robert J. Safranek