Patents by Inventor Andrea R. Vavra

Andrea R. Vavra 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).

  • Preset evaluation to improve input/output performance in high-speed serial interconnects
    Patent number: 9785604
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for utilization of preset evaluation to improve input/output performance in high-speed serial interconnects are described. In some embodiments, performance of a link is evaluated at a plurality of equalization values and one of the plurality of equalization values is selected for the link based on comparison of a plurality of margin values that are to be determined for each of the plurality of equalization values. Other embodiments are also claimed and/or disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Herrera Mejia, Manuel A. Aguilar Arreola, Shrinivas Venkatraman, Andrea R. Vavra, Pavel Konev
  • PRESET EVALUATION TO IMPROVE INPUT/OUTPUT PERFORMANCE IN HIGH-SPEED SERIAL INTERCONNECTS
    Publication number: 20140237301
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for utilization of preset evaluation to improve input/output performance in high-speed serial interconnects are described. In some embodiments, performance of a link is evaluated at a plurality of equalization values and one of the plurality of equalization values is selected for the link based on comparison of a plurality of margin values that are to be determined for each of the plurality of equalization values. Other embodiments are also claimed and/or disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Ivan Herrera Mejia, Manuel A. Aguilar Arreola, Shrinivas Venkatraman, Andrea R. Vavra, Pavel Konev