Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Hillman

Daniel L. Hillman 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: 11362645
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands wherein a power consumption of each power island within the plurality of power islands is independently controlled within each power island of the plurality of power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one power island of the plurality of power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Mosaid Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Barry Alan Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, Jon Shiell
  • Publication number: 20210036689
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands wherein a power consumption of each power island within the plurality of power islands is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one power island of the plurality of power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Barry Alan HOBERMAN, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Jon Shiell
  • Patent number: 10749506
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands wherein a power consumption of each power island within the plurality of power islands is independently controlled within said each power island. A power manager determines a target power level for one power island of the plurality of power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of said one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of said one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, Jon Shiell
  • Patent number: 10424393
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Mourad El Baraji, Neal Berger, Benjamin Stanley Louie, Lester M. Crudele, Daniel L. Hillman, Barry Hoberman
  • Patent number: 10366774
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy registers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy registers allow a memory bank of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy register (e1 register) is couple to the memory bank. The e1 register may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 register may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy register (e2 register). The e1 register may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory bank after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 register may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Spin Memory, Inc.
    Inventors: Mourad El Baraji, Neal Berger, Benjamin Stanley Louie, Lester M. Crudele, Daniel L. Hillman, Barry Hoberman
  • Patent number: 10366775
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SPIN MEMORY, INC.
    Inventors: Mourad El-Baraji, Neal Berger, Benjamin Stanley Louie, Lester M Crudele, Daniel L Hillman, Barry Hoberman
  • Publication number: 20190173453
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands wherein a power consumption of each power island within the plurality of power islands is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one power island of the plurality of power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Barry Alan HOBERMAN, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Jon Shiell
  • Patent number: 10243542
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands wherein a power consumption of each power island within the plurality of power islands is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one power island of the plurality of power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, Jon Shiell
  • Patent number: 10200015
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands wherein a power consumption of each power island within the plurality of power islands is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one power island of the plurality of power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one power island of the plurality of power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, Jon Shiell
  • Publication number: 20180114589
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mourad EL-BARAJI, Neal BERGER, Benjamin Stanley LOUIE, Lester M. CRUDELE, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Barry HOBERMAN
  • Publication number: 20180114590
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy buffers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy buffers allow a memory array of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy buffer (e1 buffer) is couple to the memory array. The e1 buffer may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 buffer may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy buffer (e2 buffer). The e1 buffer may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory array after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 buffer may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mourad EL-BARAJI, Neal BERGER, Benjamin Stanley LOUIE, Lester M CRUDELE, Daniel L HILLMAN, Barry HOBERMAN
  • Publication number: 20180090226
    Abstract: Dynamic redundancy registers for use with a device are disclosed. The dynamic redundancy registers allow a memory bank of the device to be operated with high write error rate (WER). A first level redundancy register (e1 register) is couple to the memory bank. The e1 register may store data words that have failed verification or have not been verified. The e1 register may transfer data words to another dynamic redundancy register (e2 register). The e1 register may transfer data words that have failed to write to a memory bank after a predetermined number of re-write attempts. The e1 register may also transfer data words upon power down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mourad EL BARAJI, Neal BERGER, Benjamin Stanley LOUIE, Lester M. CRUDELE, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Barry Hoberman
  • Publication number: 20170288649
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands where power consumption is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one of the power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one of the power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one of the power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan HOBERMAN, Daniel L. HILLMAN, Jon Shiell
  • Patent number: 9722605
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry A. Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, William G. Walker, John M. Callahan, Michael A. Zampaglione, Andrew Cole
  • Patent number: 9660616
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing power in an integrated circuit using power islands are disclosed. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands where power consumption is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one of the power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one of the power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one of the power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Hoberman, Daniel L Hillman, Jon Shiell
  • Publication number: 20160315615
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry A. Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, William G. Walker, John M. Callahan, Michael A. Zampaglione, Andrew Cole
  • Patent number: 9350349
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry A. Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, William G. Walker, John M. Callahan, Michael A. Zampaglione, Andrew Cole
  • Publication number: 20160087608
    Abstract: Systems and methods manage power in an integrated circuit using power islands. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of power islands where power consumption is independently controlled within each of the power islands. A power manager determines a target power level for one of the power islands. The power manager then determines an action to change a consumption power level of the one of the power islands to the target power level. The power manager performs the action to change the consumption power level of the one of the power islands to the target power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan HOBERMAN, Daniel L HILLMAN, Jon Shiell
  • Patent number: 9166412
    Abstract: A system for an integrated circuit comprising a plurality of power islands includes a first power manager and a second power manager. The first power manager manages a first power consumption for the integrated circuit based on needs and operation of the integrated circuit. The second power manager communicates with the first power manager and manages a second power consumption for one of the power islands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Conversant Intellectual Property Management Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Alan Hoberman, Daniel L Hillman, Jon Shiell
  • Publication number: 20140375354
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes first circuitry and sleep transistor circuitry. The first circuitry receives input signals and processes the input signals. The first circuitry also retains data in a sleep state that has low leakage. The sleep transistor circuitry is coupled to the first circuitry and receives a sleep signal that has a negative voltage. The sleep circuitry reduces power consumption of the first circuitry in the sleep state to have low leakage based on the sleep signal while retaining the data in the first circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Barry A. Hoberman, Daniel L. Hillman, William G. Walker, John M. Callahan, Michael A. Zampaglione, Andrew Cole