Patents by Inventor Danny Allred

Danny Allred 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 interface for coupling functional input/output blocks to limited number of i/o pins
    Patent number: 7171542
    Abstract: A reconfigurable processor system n an intergrated circuit includes a processor core that operates on a set of instructions to carry out predefined processes. A plurality of input/output pins are provided for interfacing with external signals. A reconfigurable interface interfaces between the processor core and the input/output pins through select ones of a plurality of functional blocks. The reconfigurable interface is operable to define how each of the plurality of input/output pins interfaces with the processor core an the functionality associated therewith. The functional blocks provide the interface of the processor core with the input/output pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Silicon Labs CP, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Alfano, Danny Allred, Douglas S. Piasecki, Kenneth W. Fernald, Ka Y Leung, Brian Caloway, Alvin Storvik, Paul Highley, Douglas R Holberg
  • FIELD PROGRAMMABLE MIXED-SIGNAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20060212679
    Abstract: Field programmable mixed-signal integrated circuit. A reconfigurable processor system includes a processor core is provided that operates on a set of instructions to carry out predefined processes. A plurality of input/output pins are provided for interfacing with external signals. A reconfigurable interface interfaces between the processor core and the input/output pins. The reconfigurable interface is operable to define how each of the plurality of input/output pins interfaces with the processor core and the functionality associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Alfano, Danny Allred, Douglas Piasecki, Kenneth Fernald, Ka Leung, Brian Caloway, Alvin Storvik, Paul Highley, Douglas Holberg