Patents Assigned to Theeus Logic
  • Null convention bus
    Patent number: 5796962
    Abstract: A NULL convention logic bus includes: a plurality of bus transmission lines; a plurality of NULL convention transmitter ports; and a plurality of NULL convention receiver ports. Each NULL convention transmitter port propagates alternating wavefronts of data an NULL across the bus transmission lines to a NULL convention receiver port. A pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the transmitter ports. A FIFO pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the receiver ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Theeus Logic
    Inventors: Karl M. Fant, Larry L. Kinney