Patents Assigned to Broadcom
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Publication number: 20140210518Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a clock distribution network for distributing clocking signals within a synchronous sequential logic circuit. The clock distribution network distributes the one or more clock signals by inductively and/or capacitively coupling a clocking signal from a primary distribution node to various secondary distribution nodes within the synchronous sequential logic circuit. The various secondary distribution nodes resonate at respective resonant frequencies to generate other clocking signals for use within the synchronous sequential logic circuit in response to receiving the clocking signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Broadcom Corporation
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Publication number: 20140211803Abstract: A bridge routing module can be incorporated into a closed network fabric, such as a vehicular network. The bridge routing module includes an interface circuit to be coupled to other elements of the closed network fabric, for example other bridge routing modules or switch modules. The bridge routing module includes memory to store information associating packet content types with packet routing parameters, among other things. A processing module included in the bridge routing module analyzes packets to identify the type of content carried by the packets, and determines packet routing parameters based on the packet's content type. Ingress and egress of the packet are controlled in accordance with the packet routing parameters determined by the processing module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Nariman Yousefi, Yongbum Kim, John Walley, Sherman (Xuemin) Chen, Wael W. Diab, Nicholas Ilaydis
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Publication number: 20140210083Abstract: In one embodiment, a device package is provided. The device package can include a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, an opening being formed through the first and second surfaces of the substrate; a stiffener coupled to the first surface of the substrate, the stiffener having an extending portion that extends into the opening of the substrate; and an integrated circuit (IC) die coupled to the extending portion of the stiffener, the IC die being electrically coupled to the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Sam Ziqun Zhao, Reza-ur Rahman Khan, Edward Law, Marc Papageorge
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Patent number: 8792521Abstract: Embodiments provide an area, cost, and power efficient multi-service transceiver architecture. The multi-service transceiver architecture simplifies receiver/transmitter front ends needed for a multi-service architecture, by replacing significant portions of multiple receiver and/or transmitter front ends with a single ADC and/or DAC, respectively. In embodiments, a plurality of received service contents are combined into one composite analog/RF signal and applied to an ADC. The ADC converts the composite signal into a composite multi-service digital signal. Digital techniques are then used to separate the plurality of service contents into a plurality of respective digital streams that each can be independently demodulated. Similarly, in the transmit direction, a plurality of digital streams, including a plurality of service contents, are combined into one composite digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ray (Ramon) Gomez, Len Dauphinee
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Patent number: 8792777Abstract: The present invention is directed to system(s), method(s), and apparatus for accurate fast forward rate when performing trick play with variable distance between frames. In one embodiment, there is presented a circuit for providing a fast forward video sequence. The circuit comprises a system time clock for providing a time reference, said time reference incremented at a predetermined fast forward rate; a comparator for comparing the time reference with timing information associated with a picture; and a controller for determining whether to display the picture based at least in part on the comparison between the timing information and the time reference.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Tim Ross
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Patent number: 8791604Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for a connection system operable to sink and source supply power are provided. In this regard, one or more circuits within a connector that resides in a networking enabled device may be operable to determine whether the networking enabled device is to operate as a powered device or as a power supplying device. Based on a result of the determination, the one or more circuits may be operable to couple power pins of the connector to either a first power rail of the networking enabled device or a second power rail of the networking enabled device. The determination of whether the networking enabled device is to operate as a powered device or as a power supplying device may be based on a voltage on a sense pin of the connector and/or based on mechanical characteristics of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Wael William Diab, Michael Johas Teener
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Patent number: 8792836Abstract: A front end module includes a duplexer and a balancing network. The duplexer includes a compensation circuit and a transformer three windings having five nodes. The first node for operably coupling an antenna to the first winding; the second node operable to receive an outbound wireless signal and operably couples the first winding to the second winding; the third node operably couples the second winding to a balancing network; the fourth node operably coupled to output a first signal component corresponding to an inbound wireless signal from the third winding; and the fifth node operably coupled to output a second signal component corresponding to an inbound wireless signal from the third winding. The duplexer provides electrical isolation between the first and second signal components and the outbound wireless signal. The compensation module is operable to compensate the electrical isolation between the first and second signals and the outbound wireless signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Mohyee Mikhemar, Hooman Darabi
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Patent number: 8792848Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a processing module, a receiver section, a transmitter section, and an antenna system. The processing module is operable to generate tuning information and configuration information of a given wireless communication protocol. The receiver section is configurable in accordance with the configuration information to convert an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal into an inbound symbol stream in accordance with the tuning information. The transmitter section is configurable in accordance with the configuration information to convert an outbound symbol stream into an outbound RF signal in accordance with the turning information. The antenna system is operable to provide an antenna structure in accordance with the configuration information to transceive the inbound and outbound RF signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ahmadreza (Reza) Rofougaran, Maryam Rofougaran
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Patent number: 8793749Abstract: A digital electronic device supports program transmission to a recipient device via the Internet. A frame adapter decodes incoming IP program packets and re-encodes resulting program signals adaptively to optimally suit the recipient device based upon configuration data of the recipient device. The frame adapter receives feedback from the recipient device, which may include a characterization of a communication path between the digital electronic device and the recipient device. The frame adapter utilizes the configuration information to generate the optimal video frame stream that is transmitted to the recipient device. The compression itself involves producing optimal number of base and predicted video frames.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: James D. Bennett
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Patent number: 8792369Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus implementing the method. In the method is determined in a mobile node whether the mobile node supports mobile node specific cyclic prefixes. The mobile node transmits to a base station node an indication whether the mobile node supports mobile node specific cyclic prefixes. The base station node measures a delay spread of a radio resource transmitted by the mobile node. The mobile node receives an indication of an uplink direction cyclic prefix length from the base station node. The mobile node forms a cyclic prefix of the uplink direction cyclic prefix length selected from a useful symbol, adds the cyclic prefix in front of the useful symbol and transmits a signal comprising the cyclic prefix and the useful symbol to the base station.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Seppo Matias Alanara
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Patent number: 8791742Abstract: A clock driver includes a clock interconnect running to multiple lanes of an integrated circuit chip, the interconnect including a positive clock line and a negative clock line. A clock generator generates a clock signal and a source inductor, through which the clock generator draws DC power, helps drive the clock signal down the interconnect. The source inductor may be tunable. A distributed (or tunable) inductor is connected to and positioned along the positive and negative clock lines between the source inductor and an end of the interconnect. Multiple distributed inductors may be positioned and optionally tuned such as to create a resonant response in the clock signal with substantially similar quality and amplitude as delivered to the multiple lanes. Any of the distributed and source inductors may be switchable to change inductance of the distributed inductors and thus change the clock frequency in the lanes for different communication standards.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Adesh Garg, Jun Cao
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Patent number: 8791533Abstract: There are disclosed herein various implementations of semiconductor packages having an interposer configured for magnetic signaling. One exemplary implementation includes a die transmit pad in an active die for transmitting a magnetic signal corresponding to a die electrical signal produced by the active die, and an interposer magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) pad in the interposer for receiving the magnetic signal. A sensing circuit is coupled to the interposer MTJ pad for producing a receive electrical signal corresponding to the magnetic signal. In one implementation, the sensing circuit is configured to sense a resistance of the interposer MTJ pad and to produce the receive electrical signal according to the sensed resistance.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Xiangdong Chen, Sam Ziqun Zhao, Kevin Kunzhong Hu, Sampath K. V. Karikalan, Rezaur Rahman Khan, Pieter Vorenkamp
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Patent number: 8792432Abstract: A network/base station broadcasts an indication to direct a user equipment how to prioritize information for inclusion in an uplink message to be sent on a random access channel RACH. By example one value of the indication directs a user equipment UE to prioritize inter-frequency over intra-frequency neighbor cell measurements for inclusion in the uplink message; and another value (or absence) of the indication directs a UE to prioritize intra-frequency over inter-frequency neighbor cell measurements for inclusion in the uplink message. A UE receiving the broadcast indication constructs the uplink message which includes information that is prioritized in accordance with the indication so as not to exceed a maximum message size.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Brian Martin, Keiichi Kubota
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Publication number: 20140208354Abstract: Aspects of the invention may be found in a method and system for communicating media and may comprise controlling communication of media from a television without consuming the media by the television. Under control of the television, the media may be transferred from a first location to at least one media peripheral located at a second location. A command initiated from or through the television may also cause media to be transfer from the first location to the second location. At least one command may be received that may effectuate the transfer of media from the first location to the second location. Accordingly, at least one request may be received by the television and utilized to facilitate or control transfer of the media. The television may redirect media from a first location to a second location with the media being received and/or consumed by the television.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Jeyhan Karaoguz, James Bennett
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Publication number: 20140205295Abstract: A system and method for carrying control data in a preamble. A control-data bearing preamble is defined to facilitate end-to-end labeling and control-data transport. This control-data bearing preamble provides a unified labeling scheme with minimal overhead, which facilitates greater ease in parsing. The control-data bearing preamble can be converted to/from other control/labeling schemes at the edge of the control-data bearing preamble aware portion of the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATIONInventors: Lowell David Lamb, Glen Kramer, Lawrence Drew Davis
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Publication number: 20140208144Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing adaptive memory power management in a system employing a CPU and a memory subsystem. A CPU throttle control (THR) module generates a CPU throttle control signal indicating when the CPU is idle. A memory controller (MC) module generates memory power management signals based on at least one of the CPU throttle control signal, memory read/write signals, memory access break events, and bus master access requests. Certain portions of the memory subsystem are powered down in response to the memory power management signals. Memory power management is performed on a time segment by time segment basis to achieve efficient power management of the memory subsystem during CPU run time.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Kenneth MA
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Publication number: 20140206285Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing an in-band connection using an out-of-band connection are provided. In some aspects, a system includes a handshake module configured to communicate, by a first electronic device with a second electronic device, connection setup information over a first connection. The system also includes a security module configured to select a security scheme based on the communicated connection setup information. The system also includes a role module configured to determine a communication role of the first electronic device and a communication role of the second electronic device based on the communicated connection setup information. The system also includes a connection module configured to facilitate establishing a second connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on the selected security scheme, the communication role of the first electronic device, and the communication role of the second electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Jithu JANCE, Neeraj Kumar Garg
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Publication number: 20140204838Abstract: Access control information is received from a first network, which is the device's serving network (500). The received access control information is stored as access control settings (505). A first connection is established via the serving network based on one or more of the access control settings (510). It is determined that the device's serving network has changed to a second network (515). At least a portion of the access control setting is replaced with default access control settings (520). The access control settings may comprise one or more packet-domain settings and one or more circuit-domain settings. The access control information may comprise Domain Specific Access Control (DSAC) and/or Paying Permission with Access Control (PPAC) information. The default access control settings may comprise access class barring (ACB) information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Keiichi KUBOTA, Brian MARTIN
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Publication number: 20140204817Abstract: A system includes a processor and a memory connected with the processor, the memory to store logic. A DRX module also connects with the processor. The DRX module alternatively provides both a CS DRX cycle length and a PS DRX cycle length observed from network configuration. The processor executes the logic stored in the memory to instruct the DRX module to use a longer of a CS DRX cycle length or a PS DRX cycle length.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Ozgur Ekici, Kavya Budugutta Ravikumar
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Publication number: 20140206329Abstract: In measurement reporting in a cellular telecommunications network, a measurement control message is generated, the measurement control message specifying at least one measurement event for configuring reporting of measurements by at least one wireless device operating in a cell of the cellular telecommunications network. The at least one measurement event is configured with a neighbour list that is specific to the at least one measurement event. The measurement control message is transmitted for receipt by the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Brian MARTIN