Patents by Inventor Chad J. Lerma

Chad J. Lerma 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).

  • Reconfigurable integrated circuit
    Patent number: 8736302
    Abstract: A reconfigurable integrated circuit (IC) has IC interface terminals including circuit input terminals and circuit output terminals. A bypass controller and bypass circuitry are coupled to each other, and to at least one of the circuit input terminals and at least one of the circuit output terminals. A processing circuit has multiple circuit modules coupled to the bypass circuitry. The processing circuit is coupled to at least one of the circuit input terminals and at least one of the circuit output terminals. In operation the bypass controller controls the bypass circuitry to selectively couple at least one pair of the IC interface terminals together, the pair including one of the circuit input terminals and one of the circuit output terminals. When the pair of IC interface terminals are coupled together, at least one of the circuit modules is selectively de-coupled from the pair of the IC terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Xu Zhang, Chad J. Lerma, Kai Liu, Sian Lu, Hao Wang, Shayan Zhang, Wanggen Zhang
  • RECONFIGURABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20130300497
    Abstract: A reconfigurable integrated circuit (IC) has IC interface terminals including circuit input terminals and circuit output terminals. A bypass controller and bypass circuitry are coupled to each other, and to at least one of the circuit input terminals and at least one of the circuit output terminals. A processing circuit has multiple circuit modules coupled to the bypass circuitry. The processing circuit is coupled to at least one of the circuit input terminals and at least one of the circuit output terminals. In operation the bypass controller controls the bypass circuitry to selectively couple at least one pair of the IC interface terminals together, the pair including one of the circuit input terminals and one of the circuit output terminals. When the pair of IC interface terminals are coupled together, at least one of the circuit modules is selectively de-coupled from the pair of the IC terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC
    Inventors: Xu Zhang, Chad J. Lerma, Kai Liu, Sian Lu, Hao Wang, Shayan Zhang, Wanggen Zhang