Patents by Inventor Babak Nikjou
Babak Nikjou 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).
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Patent number: 10146657Abstract: Platform controller, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with initialization of a computing device. In embodiments, a platform controller may comprise a boot controller and one or more non-volatile memory modules, coupled with the boot controller. In embodiments, the one or more non-volatile memory modules may have first instructions and second instructions stored thereon. The first instructions may, when executed by a processor of a computing device hosting the platform controller, cause initialization of the computing device. The second instructions, when executed by the boot controller, may cause the boot controller to monitor at least a portion of the execution of the first instructions by the computing device and may generate a trace of the monitored portion of the execution of the first instructions. In embodiments, the trace may be stored in the one or more non-volatile memory modules. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert C. Swanson, C. Brendan Traw, Vincent J. Zimmer, Mallik Bulusu, John R. Lindsley, Mahesh S. Natu, Dimitrios Ziakas, Robert W. Cone, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Babak Nikjou, Kirk D. Brannock, Russell J. Wunderlich, Miles F. Schwartz, Stephen S. Pawlowski
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Patent number: 10073742Abstract: Technologies for providing manageability redundancy for micro server and clustered System-on-a-Chip (SoC) deployments are presented. A configurable multi-processor apparatus may include multiple integrated circuit (IC) blocks where each IC block includes a task block to perform one or more assignable task functions and a management block to perform management functions with respect to the corresponding IC block. Each task block and each management block may include one or more instruction processors and corresponding memory. Each IC block may be controllable to perform a function of one or more other IC blocks. The IC blocks may communicate with each other via a management communication infrastructure that may include a communication path from each of the management blocks to each of the other management blocks. Via the management communication infrastructure, the management blocks may bridge communication paths between pairs of management blocks.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert C. Swanson, Mariusz Oriol, Janusz Jurski, Piotr Sawicki, Robert W. Cone, William J. O'Sullivan, Mariusz Stepka, Babak Nikjou, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Pawel Szymanski, Piotr Kwidzinski, Robert Bahnsen, Mallik Bulusu
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Patent number: 9547497Abstract: Technologies for facilitating inter-system-on-a-chip (SoC) communication include a first SoC, a second SoC, and a dedicated manageability controller network. The first SoC includes a first main processor, a first manageability controller, and a memory dedicated to the first manageability controller and having manageability controller firmware stored thereon. The first manageability controller is different from the first main processor and to control functions of the first SoC. The second SoC is different from the first SoC and includes a second main processor and a second manageability control, which is different from the second main processor and to control functions of the second SoC. The second SoC is to access the manageability controller firmware of the memory of the first SoC over the dedicated manageability network.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert C. Swanson, Robert W. Cone, William J. O'Sullivan, Mariusz Oriol, Pawel Szymanski, Babak Nikjou, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Janusz Jurski, Piotr Kwidzinski, Mariusz Stepka, Piotr Sawicki
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Publication number: 20160292038Abstract: Technologies for providing manageability redundancy for micro server and clustered System-on-a-Chip (SoC) deployments are presented. A configurable multi-processor apparatus may include multiple integrated circuit (IC) blocks where each IC block includes a task block to perform one or more assignable task functions and a management block to perform management functions with respect to the corresponding IC block. Each task block and each management block may include one or more instruction processors and corresponding memory. Each IC block may be controllable to perform a function of one or more other IC blocks. The IC blocks may communicate with each other via a management communication infrastructure that may include a communication path from each of the management blocks to each of the other management blocks. Via the management communication infrastructure, the management blocks may bridge communication paths between pairs of management blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Robert C. Swanson, Mariusz Oriol, Janusz Jurski, Piotr Sawicki, Robert W. Cone, William J. O'Sullivan, Mariusz Stepka, Babak Nikjou, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Pawel Szymanski, Piotr Kwidzinski, Robert Bahnsen, Mallik Bulusu
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Publication number: 20160202994Abstract: Technologies for facilitating inter-system-on-a-chip (SoC) communication include a first SoC, a second SoC, and a dedicated manageability controller network. The first SoC includes a first main processor, a first manageability controller, and a memory dedicated to the first manageability controller and having manageability controller firmware stored thereon. The first manageability controller is different from the first main processor and to control functions of the first SoC. The second SoC is different from the first SoC and includes a second main processor and a second manageability control, which is different from the second main processor and to control functions of the second SoC. The second SoC is to access the manageability controller firmware of the memory of the first SoC over the dedicated manageability network.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Robert C. SWANSON, Robert W. CONE, William J. O'SULLIVAN, Mariusz ORIOL, Pawel SZYMANSKI, BABAK NIKJOU, Madhusudhan RANGARAJAN, Janusz JURSKI, Piotr KWIDZINSKI, Mariusz STEPKA, Piotr SAWICKI
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Patent number: 9367406Abstract: Technologies for providing manageability redundancy for micro server and clustered System-on-a-Chip (SoC) deployments are presented. A configurable multi-processor apparatus may include multiple integrated circuit (IC) blocks where each IC block includes a task block to perform one or more assignable task functions and a management block to perform management functions with respect to the corresponding IC block. Each task block and each management block may include one or more instruction processors and corresponding memory. Each IC block may be controllable to perform a function of one or more other IC blocks. The IC blocks may communicate with each other via a management communication infrastructure that may include a communication path from each of the management blocks to each of the other management blocks. Via the management communication infrastructure, the management blocks may bridge communication paths between pairs of management blocks.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert C. Swanson, Mariusz Oriol, Janusz Jurski, Piotr Sawicki, Robert W. Cone, William J. O'Sullivan, Mariusz Stepka, Babak Nikjou, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Pawel Szymanski, Piotr Kwidzinski, Robert Bahnsen, Mallik Bulusu
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Publication number: 20150278068Abstract: Platform controller, computer-readable storage media, and methods associated with initialization of a computing device. In embodiments, a platform controller may comprise a boot controller and one or more non-volatile memory modules, coupled with the boot controller. In embodiments, the one or more non-volatile memory modules may have first instructions and second instructions stored thereon. The first instructions may, when executed by a processor of a computing device hosting the platform controller, cause initialization of the computing device. The second instructions, when executed by the boot controller, may cause the boot controller to monitor at least a portion of the execution of the first instructions by the computing device and may generate a trace of the monitored portion of the execution of the first instructions. In embodiments, the trace may be stored in the one or more non-volatile memory modules. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Robert C. Swanson, C. Brendan Traw, Vincent J. Zimmer, Mallik Bulusu, John R. Lindsley, Mahesh S. Natu, Dimitrios Ziakas, Robert W. Cone, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Babak Nikjou, Kirk D. Brannock, Russell J. Wunderlich, Miles F. Schwartz, Stephen S. Pawlowski
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Publication number: 20150052389Abstract: Technologies for providing manageability redundancy for micro server and clustered System-on-a-Chip (SoC) deployments are presented. A configurable multi-processor apparatus may include multiple integrated circuit (IC) blocks where each IC block includes a task block to perform one or more assignable task functions and a management block to perform management functions with respect to the corresponding IC block. Each task block and each management block may include one or more instruction processors and corresponding memory. Each IC block may be controllable to perform a function of one or more other IC blocks. The IC blocks may communicate with each other via a management communication infrastructure that may include a communication path from each of the management blocks to each of the other management blocks. Via the management communication infrastructure, the management blocks may bridge communication paths between pairs of management blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Robert C. Swanson, Mariusz Oriol, Janusz Jurski, Piotr Sawicki, Robert W. Cone, William J. O'Sullivan, Mariusz Stepka, Babak Nikjou, Madhusudhan Rangarajan, Pawel Szymanski, Piotr Kwidzinski, Robert Bahnsen, Mallik Bulusu
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Patent number: 5918061Abstract: A power management circuit for use with multiple processors integrated on the same chip where one or more of the processors may run at different clock speeds from the others or be stopped. Clock generation circuitry including a power management unit which provides three power management modes, namely power down mode, idle mode and standby mode, plus separate control of each microprocessor core is utilized. In power down mode, the clocks that drive the general purpose processor core, and the other processors and all peripherals are stopped and the oscillator circuit which provides the clock signals to a circuit used to generate the clock phases used by the processors and peripherals are shut off. In idle mode, only the general purpose microprocessor clock is stopped while the peripherals are running. Standby mode is similar to power down mode in that the clocks that drive the general purpose microprocessor and the other processors and all peripheral clocks are stopped.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1997Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Assignee: Intel CorporationInventor: Bobby Babak Nikjou