Patents by Inventor Chris J. Brookreson

Chris J. Brookreson 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).

  • Over clocking detecting and permitting access to stored over clocking indicator in a power down state
    Patent number: 7802125
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to detect over clocking of a processor are illustrated. The over clocking detector may detect as to whether the system clock of a microprocessor is over clocked and then generate an over clocking indicator. The over clocking indicator may be stored and accessed at a later time. The over clocking indicator may be retrieved through a test access port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Chris J. Brookreson, Daniel R. Bockelman, Benjamin M. Mauck, Louie Y. Liu
  • Over clocking detector
    Publication number: 20080150570
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to detect over clocking of a processor are illustrated. The over clocking detector may detect as to whether the system clock of a microprocessor is over clocked and then generate an over clocking indicator. The over clocking indicator may be stored and accessed at a later time. The over clocking indicator may be retrieved through a test access port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Chris J. Brookreson, Daniel R. Bockelman, Benjamin M. Mauck, Louie Y. Liu