Patents by Inventor Derrick Brent Wilson

Derrick Brent Wilson 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: 7159047
    Abstract: A circuit having an interconnect network and plurality of processing blocks is disclosed. The interconnect network has a plurality of network nodes arranged in a two-dimensional array on a first substrate. Each network node has a plurality of communication ports and is connected to each adjacent network node by a communication bus that connects only those two network nodes and processing blocks adjacent to that communication bus. A programmable switch within each node connects one of the input ports to one of the output ports in response to connection information stored in a memory in that node. Three-dimensional embodiments can be constructed by including a second substrate that overlies the first substrate and includes a second such interconnect network that is connected vertically through one or more nodes. The circuit easily accommodates spare processing blocks that can be substituted for defective blocks by altering the connection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Tezzaron Semiconductor
    Inventors: Mark Klecka, Kamal Khadiri, Robert Patti, Derrick Brent Wilson, Lee Hoyman, Bruce Tyda