Patents by Inventor Allen R Hall

Allen R Hall 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).

  • Patent number: 11422611
    Abstract: A method for facilitating adaptive frequency in a processor having a plurality of cores. The method can include conducting tests on the processor; determining, via the processor testing system, default parameters for operating one or more of the cores, wherein the default parameters are based on results of the tests and cause one or more of the cores to operate within production yield goals of the processor; determining alternative parameters for operating one or more of the cores, wherein the alternative parameters are based on results of the test and cause one or more of the cores to operate outside production yield goals of the processor, and wherein the alternative parameters are usable to reconfigure one or more of the cores after an initial operation per the default parameters; and writing the default parameters and the alternative parameters to a production data storage of the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. Chadwick, Bjorn P. Christensen, James M. Crafts, Allen R. Hall, Kevin F. Reick, Jon Robert Tetzloff
  • Publication number: 20200073459
    Abstract: A method for facilitating adaptive frequency in a processor having a plurality of cores. The method can include conducting tests on the processor; determining, via the processor testing system, default parameters for operating one or more of the cores, wherein the default parameters are based on results of the tests and cause one or more of the cores to operate within production yield goals of the processor; determining alternative parameters for operating one or more of the cores, wherein the alternative parameters are based on results of the test and cause one or more of the cores to operate outside production yield goals of the processor, and wherein the alternative parameters are usable to reconfigure one or more of the cores after an initial operation per the default parameters; and writing the default parameters and the alternative parameters to a production data storage of the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. Chadwick, Bjorn P. Christensen, James M. Crafts, Allen R. Hall, Kevin F. Reick, Jon Robert Tetzloff
  • Patent number: 10509457
    Abstract: A processor can have a plurality of cores. A first core processor of a first core can read one or more values of a default parameter set. The first core can be operated in accordance with a first operating characteristic based, at least in part, on the one or more values of the default parameter set. The first core processor can receive an indication to change the operating characteristic of the first core processor. In response to receiving the indication to change the operating characteristic, a signal can be issued to the first core processor to reset. In response to the reset, the first core processor can read one or more values of an alternative parameter set. The first core processor can then be operated in accordance with a second operating characteristic based, at least in part, on the one or more values of the alternative parameter set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. Chadwick, Bjorn P. Christensen, James M. Crafts, Allen R. Hall, Kevin F. Reick, Jon Robert Tetzloff
  • Publication number: 20180292878
    Abstract: A processor can have a plurality of cores. A first core processor of a first core can read one or more values of a default parameter set. The first core can be operated in accordance with a first operating characteristic based, at least in part, on the one or more values of the default parameter set. The first core processor can receive an indication to change the operating characteristic of the first core processor. In response to receiving the indication to change the operating characteristic, a signal can be issued to the first core processor to reset. In response to the reset, the first core processor can read one or more values of an alternative parameter set. The first core processor can then be operated in accordance with a second operating characteristic based, at least in part, on the one or more values of the alternative parameter set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. Chadwick, Bjorn P. Christensen, James M. Crafts, Allen R Hall, Kevin F. Reick, Jon Robert Tetzloff