Patents by Inventor Yen T. Nguyen

Yen T. Nguyen 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).

  • Method and system for real-time bit error ratio determination
    Patent number: 7475299
    Abstract: A method and system for real-time bit error ratio determination is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided in which an operational link error rate of a link is determined and then used to estimate a real-time physical link error rate of the link. In another embodiment, the operational link error rate is determined in response to the detection of an operational link error using a cyclic redundancy check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Manrique J. Brenes, Yen T. Nguyen
  • Process of forming integrated circuits with contact pads in a standard array
    Patent number: 4685998
    Abstract: An integrated circuit chip includes a top layer of dielectric penetrated by conductive vias connecting electrical contacts within the integrated circuit proper to a network of electrical leads disposed on top of the dielectric layer; the network of leads, in turn, being connected to an array of contact pads adapted for simultaneous solder connection to a leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Assignee: Thomson Components - Mostek Corp.
    Inventors: Quinn, Daniel J., Wayne A. Mulholland, Robert H. Bond, Michael A. Olla, Jerry S. Cupples, Ilya L. Tsitovsky, Barbara R. Mozdzen, Charles F. Held, Linda S. Wilson, Yen T. Nguyen