Patents by Inventor Brian C. Kircher

Brian C. Kircher 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: 20100318953
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration data structure (100) that describes the functional characteristics of a single semiconductor device during the mass customization of semiconductor devices. The configuration data structure (100) includes a device identification member (110), a peripheral enable member (111), an alternate function select member (112), a port bonding specification member (113), and a resource specification member (114). In addition, this disclosure describes a system (300) that specifies and controls the functional characteristics of a single semiconductor device during the mass customization of semiconductor devices. The system (300) includes the following one or more internal peripheral buses (201), one or more peripherals (320-326), a functional I/O mux (302), a configuration data structure (100), and a GPIO (212).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: LUMINARY MICRO, INC.
    Inventors: Scott HR McMahon, Brian C. Kircher, Gregory A. North
  • Patent number: 7532136
    Abstract: The present invention is a programmable Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) unit (200) that includes an analog to digital converter (204), which includes one or more analog inputs (202). The unit (200) additionally includes a control/status register block (216). The unit 200 further includes a FIFO register block (206) with a first, second, third, and fourth FIFO conversion register. Further included is a programmable sequencer (300) that includes a first (208), second (210), third (212), and fourth (214) programmable sample sequencer. And further, the unit (200) includes a first (226), second (228), third (230), and fourth (232) trigger event control multiplexer, where each trigger event control multiplexer corresponds to each programmable sample sequencer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Luminary Micro, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott H R McMahon, Brian C. Kircher, Gregory A. North
  • Publication number: 20080297384
    Abstract: The present invention is a programmable Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) unit (200) that includes an analog to digital converter (204), which includes one or more analog inputs (202). The unit (200) additionally includes a control/status register block (216). The unit 200 further includes a FIFO register block (20)6 with a first, second, third, and fourth FIFO conversion register. Further included is a programmable sequencer (300) that includes a first (208), second (210), third (212), and fourth (214) programmable sample sequencer And further, the unit (200) includes a first (226), second (228), third (230), and fourth (232) trigger event control multiplexer, where each trigger event control multiplexer corresponds to each programmable sample sequencer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: LUMINARY MICRO, INC.
    Inventors: Scott HR McMahon, Brian C. Kircher, Gregory A. North