Patents by Inventor Bernard V. Brezzo

Bernard V. Brezzo 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: 8737233
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for increasing the throughput of a multiplexed electrical bus by exploiting available pipeline stages of a computer or other system. For example, a method for increasing a throughput of an electrical bus that connects at least two devices in a system comprises introducing at least one signal hold stage in a signal-receiving one of the two devices, such that a maximum frequency at which the two devices are operated is not limited by a number of cycles of an operating frequency of the electrical bus needed for a signal to propagate from a signal-transmitting one of the two devices to the signal-receiving one of the two devices. Preferably, the signal hold stage introduced in the signal-receiving one of the two devices is a pipeline stage re-allocated from the signal-transmitting one of the two devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sameh Asaad, Bernard V. Brezzo, Mohit Kapur
  • Publication number: 20140067851
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for facilitating accelerations of database functions. A field programmable gate array is incorporated. At least one query control block is incorporated in the field programmable gate array, and database management system operations are accelerated via the field programmable gate array. The accelerating includes employing the at least one query control block to execute a query without reconfiguring the field programmable gate array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sameh Asaad, Bernard V. Brezzo, Donna N. Eng Dillenberger, Parijat Dube, Balakrishna Raghavendra Iyer, Hong Min, Bharat Sukhwani, Mathew S. Thoennes
  • Publication number: 20140067845
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for facilitating accelerations of database functions. A field programmable gate array is incorporated. At least one query control block is incorporated in the field programmable gate array, and database management system operations are accelerated via the field programmable gate array. The accelerating includes employing the at least one query control block to execute a query without reconfiguring the field programmable gate array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sameh Asaad, Bernard V. Brezzo, Donna N. Eng Dillenberger, Parijat Dube, Balakrishna Raghavendra Iyer, Hong Min, Bharat Sukhwani, Mathew S. Thoennes
  • Publication number: 20130070606
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for increasing the throughput of a multiplexed electrical bus by exploiting available pipeline stages of a computer or other system. For example, a method for increasing a throughput of an electrical bus that connects at least two devices in a system comprises introducing at least one signal hold stage in a signal-receiving one of the two devices, such that a maximum frequency at which the two devices are operated is not limited by a number of cycles of an operating frequency of the electrical bus needed for a signal to propagate from a signal-transmitting one of the two devices to the signal-receiving one of the two devices. Preferably, the signal hold stage introduced in the signal-receiving one of the two devices is a pipeline stage re-allocated from the signal-transmitting one of the two devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sameh Asaad, Bernard V. Brezzo, Mohit Kapur
  • Publication number: 20120317062
    Abstract: A reconfigurable neural network circuit is provided. The reconfigurable neural network circuit comprises an electronic synapse array including multiple synapses interconnecting a plurality of digital electronic neurons. Each neuron comprises an integrator that integrates input spikes and generates a signal when the integrated inputs exceed a threshold. The circuit further comprises a control module for reconfiguring the synapse array. The control module comprises a global final state machine that controls timing for operation of the circuit, and a priority encoder that allows spiking neurons to sequentially access the synapse array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard V. BREZZO, Leland Chang, Steven K. Esser, Daniel J. Friedman, Yong Liu, Dharmendra S. Modha, Robert K. Montoye, Bipin Rajendran, Jae-sun Seo, Jose A. Tierno
  • Publication number: 20120259804
    Abstract: A reconfigurable neural network circuit is provided. The reconfigurable neural network circuit comprises an electronic synapse array including multiple synapses interconnecting a plurality of digital electronic neurons. Each neuron comprises an integrator that integrates input spikes and generates a signal when the integrated inputs exceed a threshold. The circuit further comprises a control module for reconfiguring the synapse array. The control module comprises a global final state machine that controls timing for operation of the circuit, and a priority encoder that allows spiking neurons to sequentially access the synapse array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bernard V. Brezzo, Leland Chang, Steven K. Esser, Daniel J. Friedman, Yong Liu, Dharmendra S. Modha, Robert K. Montoye, Bipin Rajendran, Jae-sun Seo, Jose A. Tierno