Patents by Inventor Andy Martwick

Andy Martwick 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).

  • Publication number: 20120294379
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting power of a transmitter is herein described. A transmitter transmits a pattern to a receiver at a differential voltage. The length of the pattern, in one embodiment, is selected to be a reasonable length training pattern, as not to incur an extremely long training phase. If errors are detected at the receiver in the pattern, the transmitter steps the differential voltage until errors are not detected in the pattern at the receiver. The differential voltage, where no errors are detected, is scaled by a proportion of a target confidence level to a measured confidence level associated with the reasonable length training pattern. As a result, a training phase is potentially reduced and power is saved while not sacrificing confidence levels in error rates in the data exchange between the transmitter and receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventor: Andy Martwick
  • Patent number: 8233551
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting power of a transmitter is herein described. A transmitter transmits a pattern to a receiver at a differential voltage. The length of the pattern, in one embodiment, is selected to be a reasonable length training pattern, as not to incur an extremely long training phase. If errors are detected at the receiver in the pattern, the transmitter steps the differential voltage until errors are not detected in the pattern at the receiver. The differential voltage, where no errors are detected, is scaled by a proportion of a target confidence level to a measured confidence level associated with the reasonable length training pattern. As a result, a training phase is potentially reduced and power is saved while not sacrificing confidence levels in error rates in the data exchange between the transmitter and receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Andy Martwick
  • Patent number: 7750629
    Abstract: A field detection device such as a micro-strip portion of a transmission line may detect an electric field and a magnetic field induced by current steps injected into the chassis coupled to a ground plane. The shield portions of the transmission line may be coupled to a first and a second port of an I/O connector. A measurement system coupled to the connector may determine the electric field and the magnetic field detected by the micro-strip. The measurement system may determine the electric field and magnetic field based on computing the sum and difference of the signals provided by the first port and the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy J. Maloney, Andy Martwick, Kai Wang
  • Publication number: 20100002758
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting power of a transmitter is herein described. A transmitter transmits a pattern to a receiver at a differential voltage. The length of the pattern, in one embodiment, is selected to be a reasonable length training pattern, as not to incur an extremely long training phase. If errors are detected at the receiver in the pattern, the transmitter steps the differential voltage until errors are not detected in the pattern at the receiver. The differential voltage, where no errors are detected, is scaled by a proportion of a target confidence level to a measured confidence level associated with the reasonable length training pattern. As a result, a training phase is potentially reduced and power is saved while not sacrificing confidence levels in error rates in the data exchange between the transmitter and receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventor: Andy Martwick
  • Publication number: 20090058414
    Abstract: A field detection device such as a micro-strip portion of a transmission line may detect an electric field and a magnetic field induced by current steps injected into the chassis coupled to a ground plane. The shield portions of the transmission line may be coupled to a first and a second port of an I/O connector. A measurement system coupled to the connector may determine the electric field and the magnetic field detected by the micro-strip. The measurement system may determine the electric field and magnetic field based on computing the sum and difference of the signals provided by the first port and the second port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Timothy J. Maloney, Andy Martwick, Kai Wang