Patents by Inventor Xianshuai Shi

Xianshuai Shi 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).

  • Mode-dependent access to embedded memory elements
    Patent number: 9785345
    Abstract: A system has a plurality of functional modules including a first functional module and one or more other functional modules. The first functional module includes an embedded memory element and is configurable in a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. When the first functional module is in the first mode, access to the embedded memory element is limited to the first functional module. At least one of the one or more other functional modules is provided with access to the embedded memory element based at least in part on the first functional module being in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Yunpeng Zhu, Xianshuai Shi, Yan Liu
  • MODE-DEPENDENT ACCESS TO EMBEDDED MEMORY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20170097774
    Abstract: A system has a plurality of functional modules including a first functional module and one or more other functional modules. The first functional module includes an embedded memory element and is configurable in a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. When the first functional module is in the first mode, access to the embedded memory element is limited to the first functional module. At least one of the one or more other functional modules is provided with access to the embedded memory element based at least in part on the first functional module being in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Yunpeng Zhu, Xianshuai Shi, Yan Liu
  • Mode-dependent access to embedded memory elements
    Patent number: 9552157
    Abstract: A system has a plurality of functional modules including a first functional module and one or more other functional modules. The first functional module includes an embedded memory element and is configurable in a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. When the first functional module is in the first mode, access to the embedded memory element is limited to the first functional module. At least one of the one or more other functional modules is provided with access to the embedded memory element based at least in part on the first functional module being in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Yunpeng Zhu, Xianshuai Shi, Yan Liu
  • MODE-DEPENDENT ACCESS TO EMBEDDED MEMORY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20150212737
    Abstract: A system has a plurality of functional modules including a first functional module and one or more other functional modules. The first functional module includes an embedded memory element and is configurable in a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. When the first functional module is in the first mode, access to the embedded memory element is limited to the first functional module. At least one of the one or more other functional modules is provided with access to the embedded memory element based at least in part on the first functional module being in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Yunpeng Zhu, Xianshuai Shi, Yan Liu