Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Houck

Thomas J. Houck 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).

  • Impedance matching for high speed signaling in memory system
    Patent number: 9542305
    Abstract: Impedance matching circuitry is positioned on a signal line intermediate the terminals of the signal line in an integrated circuit. The impedance matching circuitry can include discrete components off the integrated circuit and on a substrate, e.g., a board. The impedance matching circuitry can operate to match the impedance of a signal line in the integrated circuit, e.g., a memory device such as a DRAM or DDR DRAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Houck
  • IMPEDANCE MATCHING FOR HIGH SPEED SIGNALING IN MEMORY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160211844
    Abstract: Impedance matching circuitry is positioned on a signal line intermediate the terminals of the signal line in an integrated circuit. The impedance matching circuitry can include discrete components off the integrated circuit and on a substrate, e.g., a board. The impedance matching circuitry can operate to match the impedance of a signal line in the integrated circuit, e.g., a memory device such as a DRAM or DDR DRAM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas J. Houck