Patents by Inventor Lynda M. Wirt

Lynda M. Wirt 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).

  • Single and multiple channel memory detection and sizing
    Patent number: 6003121
    Abstract: A method for BIOS code for detecting and grouping memory devices connected to one or more memory channels, comprising reading characteristics of a memory device and if the characteristics have not been previously read, then programming device ID and group ID registers based upon a device counter and a group counter, respectively. The method further includes steps for properly incrementing the device and group counters so that additional memory devices on the channel may be read and grouped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Lynda M. Wirt