Patents by Inventor Francisco M. Da Silva

Francisco M. Da Silva 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).

  • Timing-aware testing
    Patent number: 11328112
    Abstract: In order to expedite testing (such as silicon chip testing), a test pattern that indicates a timing, order, and frequency (e.g., speed) of signals sent during the test may be divided into different portions. Also, a frequency at which each portion of the test pattern is to be run is determined. Each portion is run at a frequency that can be supported by only that portion. As a result, the slowest portion of the test pattern only limits the frequency at which its portion is run, while other portions are run at a faster frequency. This reduces a time taken to run the test pattern in a testing environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shang-Ju Lee, Li-Wei Ko, Francisco M. Da Silva, Shyh-Horng Lin