Patents by Inventor Benson Inkley

Benson Inkley 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: 20070262132
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses provide voltage regulation for a processor. Control or configuration parameters for a voltage regulator (VR) are provided digitally over a configuration bus to a VR controller. The parameters may be provided directly from a storage element, or via a processing element or processor core. Based in whole or in part on the parameters, the VR controller provides an output control signal to affect a power output from a power converter to the processing element. In one embodiment, the VR controller is integrated onto the same IC as the processing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Edward Burton, Robert Greiner, Anant Deval, Douglas Huard, Jeremy Shrall, Arun Ramadorai, Benson Inkley, Martin Chang
  • Publication number: 20060052970
    Abstract: An on-die temperature control variable is provided to throttle a thermal actuator for cooling an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a storage element to hold the temperature control variable. A temperature sensor is thermally coupled to the integrated circuit to sense an operating temperature of the integrated circuit. A thermal controller is communicatively coupled to the storage element and to the temperature sensor. The thermal controller throttles the thermal actuator when the temperature sensor indicates that the operating temperature of the integrated circuit is below the temperature control variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Tawfik Arabi, Hung-Piao Ma, Benson Inkley, Gregory Iovino, Stephen Gunther, Matthew Reilly
  • Publication number: 20050273634
    Abstract: Techniques for a processor temperature control interface. In one embodiment, a processor includes a bidirectional interface and output logic to assert a first signal indicating an internal high temperature on the bidirectional interface. Throttling logic throttles operations of the processor if either the internal high temperature is indicated or if an external signal is received on the bidirectional interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Greiner, Benson Inkley, Nathan Schultz