Patents by Inventor Alan J. Coppola

Alan J. Coppola 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).

  • Interface scheme for connecting a fixed circuitry block to a programmable logic core
    Patent number: 6747479
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising one or more configurable interface tiles. The configurable interface tiles may be configured to communicate one or more signals between one or more programmable logic cores and one or more fixed function cores. The one or more configurable interface tiles, the one or more programmable logic cores and the one or more fixed function cores may be integrated on a single chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Alan J. Coppola, Joel Stanley, Steven J. E. Wilton
  • Interface scheme for connecting a fixed circuitry block to a programmable logic core
    Patent number: 6646466
    Abstract: A method and architecture for providing signal paths between a programmable logic core and a fixed function core comprising the steps of (a) coupling one or more first signals between the fixed function core and an interface block configured to couple the fixed function core and the programmable logic core and (b) coupling one or more second signals between the interface block and the programmable logic core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Alan J. Coppola, Joel Stanley, Steven J. E. Wilton