Patents by Inventor Kun-Nau Chen

Kun-Nau Chen 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: 4691161
    Abstract: An integrated circuit having an array of logic gates adapted to provide predetermined logic functions on a plurality of input logic signals fed to the gate array and produce such predetermined logic functions as output signals at a plurality of array output terminals. A plurality of output buffer circuits are coupled between the outputs of an interconnected gate and the array output terminals. A circuit is provided for electrically decoupling each one of the plurality of logic output buffer circuits from the plurality of array output terminals in response to a common control signal. In a preferred embodiment, the control signal is fed to a single one of the plurality of array output terminals. With such arrangement, in response to the control signal, all logic outputs of the gate array are electrically isolated from other components wired to the gate array thereby allowing diagnostic testing of these other components in spite of the fact that they are wired to the gate array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Rajni Kant, Kun-Nau Chen