Patents by Inventor Steve Sidman

Steve Sidman 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: 5153462
    Abstract: A single integrated circuit including programmable logic having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs, with at least one input of the programmable logic coupled to an on-chip analog comparator is provided. In one aspect of the invention, a voltage comparator having programmable hysteresis for setting the output state switching thresholds of the comparator is utilized. In another aspect of the invention, the programmable logic comprises a programmable combinatorial array having a programmable AND array and a fixed OR array. The integrated circuit further comprises an output block including a plurality of flip-flops and output buffers coupled to at least one I/O pin for selectively determining the state of the I/O pin. In yet another aspect the invention, the programmable combinatorial array includes a plurality of AND array outputs, divided into three subsets, for input to three pairs of OR gates which comprise the fixed OR plane of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Om P. Agrawal, Michael J. Wright, Steve Sidman