Patents by Inventor Alberto Macchi

Alberto Macchi 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).

  • Integrated circuit with serial test interface and logic for loading a functional register using said interface
    Patent number: 6125463
    Abstract: Integrated circuit component with terminals for connection to an external communication channel or bus, serial test interface and a configuration register whose content defines operational modes of the integrated circuit, in which the configuration register is loaded with a default configuration, applied externally, through the serial test interface in the course of an initializing phase in which a reset signal applied to the integrated circuit is asserted and in which the default configuration is modifiable via SW or FW, through the external communication channel when the reset signal is deasserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Bull HN Information Systems Italia S.p.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Macchi