Patents by Inventor James Kimble Lin

James Kimble Lin 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).

  • Circuits and methods for providing clock signals
    Patent number: 8847626
    Abstract: A circuit includes first and second bidirectional clock networks and first and second clock signal generation circuits. A first multiplexer circuit is configurable to provide a first clock signal from a first pin to the first bidirectional clock network. A second multiplexer circuit is configurable to provide the first clock signal from the first bidirectional clock network to the second bidirectional clock network. Third multiplexer circuits are configurable to provide the first clock signal from the second bidirectional clock network to the first and the second clock signal generation circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Yan Chong, Warren Nordyke, Pradeep Nagarajan, James Kimble Lin, Weiqi Ding