Patents by Inventor Andreas Waechter

Andreas Waechter 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: 11914545
    Abstract: Configuration states for a computing device and/or associated peripherals (“profiles”) are stored in one or more non-volatile logic (“NVL”) arrays. Using the non-volatile sub-system for the computing device, triggers for reconfiguration of the respective device or peripherals are provided to an NVL array controller, which controls provision of the new profile(s) for the respective device or peripherals over a dedicated bus to a configuration register that stores the active profiles for the device and associated peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andreas Waechter, Mark Jung, Steven Craig Bartling, Sudhanshu Khanna
  • Publication number: 20220121608
    Abstract: Configuration states for a computing device and/or associated peripherals (“profiles”) are stored in one or more non-volatile logic (“NVL”) arrays. Using the non-volatile sub-system for the computing device, triggers for reconfiguration of the respective device or peripherals are provided to an NVL array controller, which controls provision of the new profile(s) for the respective device or peripherals over a dedicated bus to a configuration register that stores the active profiles for the device and associated peripherals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas WAECHTER, Mark JUNG, Steven Craig BARTLING, Sudhanshu KHANNA
  • Patent number: 11243903
    Abstract: Configuration states for a computing device and/or associated peripherals (“profiles”) are stored in one or more non-volatile logic (“NVL”) arrays. Using the non-volatile sub-system for the computing device, triggers for reconfiguration of the respective device or peripherals are provided to an NVL array controller, which controls provision of the new profile(s) for the respective device or peripherals over a dedicated bus to a configuration register that stores the active profiles for the device and associated peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andreas Waechter, Mark Jung, Steven Craig Bartling, Sudhanshu Khanna
  • Publication number: 20200125525
    Abstract: Configuration states for a computing device and/or associated peripherals (“profiles”) are stored in one or more non-volatile logic (“NVL”) arrays. Using the non-volatile sub-system for the computing device, triggers for reconfiguration of the respective device or peripherals are provided to an NVL array controller, which controls provision of the new profile(s) for the respective device or peripherals over a dedicated bus to a configuration register that stores the active profiles for the device and associated peripherals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas WAECHTER, Mark JUNG, Steven Craig BARTLING, Sudhanshu KHANNA
  • Patent number: 10452594
    Abstract: Configuration states for a computing device and/or associated peripherals (“profiles”) are stored in one or more non-volatile logic (“NVL”) arrays. Using the non-volatile sub-system for the computing device, triggers for reconfiguration of the respective device or peripherals are provided to an NVL array controller, which controls provision of the new profile(s) for the respective device or peripherals over a dedicated bus to a configuration register that stores the active profiles for the device and associated peripherals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andreas Waechter, Mark Jung, Steven Craig Bartling, Sudhanshu Khanna
  • Publication number: 20170109054
    Abstract: Configuration states for a computing device and/or associated peripherals (“profiles”) are stored in one or more non-volatile logic (“NVL”) arrays. Using the non-volatile sub-system for the computing device, triggers for reconfiguration of the respective device or peripherals are provided to an NVL array controller, which controls provision of the new profile(s) for the respective device or peripherals over a dedicated bus to a configuration register that stores the active profiles for the device and associated peripherals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Waechter, Mark Jung, Steven Craig Bartling, Sudhanshu Khanna
  • Patent number: 9454437
    Abstract: A processing device boots or wakes using non-volatile logic element (NVL) array(s) that store a machine state. A standard boot sequence is used to restore a first portion of data. A second portion of data is restored, in parallel with the standard boot sequence, from the NVL array(s). A data corruption check is performed on the second portion of data. If the second data is valid, a standard boot sequence is used to restore a third portion of data. If the second data is invalid or the boot is an initial boot, a standard boot sequence is executed to determine the second portion of data, which is then stored in the NVL array(s). The processing device restores the second portion of the data during a portion of the boot/wake process that is not reading data from other non-volatile devices to avoid overloading the respective power domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Waechter, Mark Jung, Steven Craig Bartling, Sudhanshu Khanna
  • Publication number: 20150089293
    Abstract: A processing device boots or wakes using non-volatile logic element (NVL) array(s) that store a machine state. A standard boot sequence is used to restore a first portion of data. A second portion of data is restored, in parallel with the standard boot sequence, from the NVL array(s). A data corruption check is performed on the second portion of data. If the second data is valid, a standard boot sequence is used to restore a third portion of data. If the second data is invalid or the boot is an initial boot, a standard boot sequence is executed to determine the second portion of data, which is then stored in the NVL array(s). The processing device restores the second portion of the data during a portion of the boot/wake process that is not reading data from other non-volatile devices to avoid overloading the respective power domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Andreas Waechter, Mark Jung, Steven Craig Bartling, Sudhanshu Khanna
  • Patent number: 8719735
    Abstract: Mask layout data of a lithographic mask includes polygons that each include horizontal and vertical edges. Each of a number of target edge pairs is defined by two edges of one or more of the polygons. A search box having a boundary coincident with a given edge of the edges of the polygons is specified. Whether the search box includes at least one edge of the edges of the polygons in addition to the given edge is determined. Where the search box includes at least one edge, at least one of the target edge pairs is specified as including the given edge and one of the at least one edge. For each target edge pair that has been specified, a manufacturability penalty value is determined. A dynamic manufacturability constraint table and a non-zero multiplier table are maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Masaharu Sakamoto, Alan E. Rosenbluth, Marc Alan Szeto-Millstone, Tadanobu Inoue, Kehan Tian, Andreas Waechter, Jonathan Lee, David Osmond Melville
  • Publication number: 20130019211
    Abstract: Mask layout data of a lithographic mask includes polygons that each include horizontal and vertical edges. Each of a number of target edge pairs is defined by two edges of one or more of the polygons. A search box having a boundary coincident with a given edge of the edges of the polygons is specified. Whether the search box includes at least one edge of the edges of the polygons in addition to the given edge is determined. Where the search box includes at least one edge, at least one of the target edge pairs is specified as including the given edge and one of the at least one edge. For each target edge pair that has been specified, a manufacturability penalty value is determined. A dynamic manufacturability constraint table and a non-zero multiplier table are maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Masaharu Sakamoto, Alan E. Rosenbluth, Marc Alan Szeto-Millstone, Tadanobu Inoue, Kehan Tian, Andreas Waechter, Jonathan Lee, David Osmond Melville
  • Patent number: 8266554
    Abstract: A method for obtaining mask and source patterns for printing integrated circuit patterns includes providing initial representations of a plurality of mask and source patterns. The method identifies long-range and short-range factors in the representations of the plurality of mask and source patterns, and provides a plurality of clips including a specified number of mask patterns. Short-range factors having overlapping ranges for each of the clips are specified. The method includes determining an initial processing priority for the plurality of clips, and determining a patterning relationship between integrated circuit patterns and the mask and source patterns. A primary objective is determined which expresses the printability of the integrated circuit patterns in terms of the patterning relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Saeed Bagheri, Francisco Barahona, Laszlo Ladanyi, Jonathan Lee, David O. Melville, Alan E. Rosenbluth, Daniele P. Scarpazza, Marc A. Szeto-Millstone, Kehan Tian, Andreas Waechter
  • Publication number: 20120047471
    Abstract: A method for obtaining mask and source patterns for printing integrated circuit patterns includes providing initial representations of a plurality of mask and source patterns. The method identifies long-range and short-range factors in the representations of the plurality of mask and source patterns, and provides a plurality of clips including a specified number of mask patterns. Short-range factors having overlapping ranges for each of the clips are specified. The method includes determining an initial processing priority for the plurality of clips, and determining a patterning relationship between integrated circuit patterns and the mask and source patterns. A primary objective is determined which expresses the printability of the integrated circuit patterns in terms of the patterning relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Saeed Bagheri, Francisco Barahona, Laszlo Ladanyi, Jonathan Lee, David O. Melville, Alan E. Rosenbluth, Daniele P. Scarpazza, Marc A. Szeto-Millstone, Kehan Tian, Andreas Waechter