Patents by Inventor Balakrishnan Kangol

Balakrishnan Kangol 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).

  • Pin multiplexing
    Patent number: 8086767
    Abstract: A semiconductor device coupled to input/output pins includes a first core to operate a first function and a second core to operate a second function. A multiplexer is arranged to set the input/output pins to the first function or to the second function, and an arbiter is configured to receive requests from the cores to use the input/output pins and to grant use of the input/output pins to a selected core. A register is arranged to store a value indicative of a delay to be applied by the arbiter when granting use of the input/output pins to the second core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alvin Lim, Balakrishnan Kangol, Sreekumar Padmanabhan, Sachin Mathur
  • Pin Multiplexing
    Publication number: 20110213903
    Abstract: A semiconductor device coupled to input/output pins includes a first core to operate a first function and a second core to operate a second function. A multiplexer is arranged to set the input/output pins to the first function or to the second function, and an arbiter is configured to receive requests from the cores to use the input/output pins and to grant use of the input/output pins to a selected core. A register is arranged to store a value indicative of a delay to be applied by the arbiter when granting use of the input/output pins to the second core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Alvin Lim, Balakrishnan Kangol, Sreekumar Padmanabhan, Sachin Mathur
  • Pin multiplexing
    Patent number: 7962670
    Abstract: A semiconductor device coupled to input/output pins includes a first core to operate a first function and a second core to operate a second function. A multiplexer is arranged to set the input/output pins to the first function or to the second function, and an arbiter is configured to receive requests from the cores to use the input/output pins and to grant use of the input/output pins to a selected core. A register is arranged to store a value indicative of a delay to be applied by the arbiter when granting use of the input/output pins to the second core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alvin Lim, Balakrishnan Kangol, Sreekumar Padmanabhan, Sachin Mathur
  • Pin Multiplexing
    Publication number: 20080304351
    Abstract: A semiconductor device coupled to input/output pins includes a first core to operate a first function and a second core to operate a second function. A multiplexer is arranged to set the input/output pins to the first function or to the second function, and an arbiter is configured to receive requests from the cores to use the input/output pins and to grant use of the input/output pins to a selected core. A register is arranged to store a value indicative of a delay to be applied by the arbiter when granting use of the input/output pins to the second core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Alvin Lim, Balakrishnan Kangol, Sreekumar Padmanabhan, Sachin Mathur