Patents by Inventor Bernardo Ortiz

Bernardo Ortiz 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).

  • Detachable processor module containing external microcode expansion memory
    Patent number: 6154834
    Abstract: An electronic system and a processing unit supporting a flexible microcode space and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) space. The electronic system features a first circuit board having a connector interconnected to a processing unit. The processing unit includes a second circuit board having an embedded controller and an on-substrate memory. The non-substrate memory is coupled to the embedded controller via a communication line routed through or placed on the second circuit board. In one embodiment, during a boot procedure and upon executing an instruction requesting data to be obtained from the on-substrate memory, the embedded controller obtains at least one microcode instruction from the on-substrate memory via the communication line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James Neal, David Mullane, Bernardo Ortiz