Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Shade

Douglas M. Shade 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).

  • Integrated circuit with functional state configurable memory and method of configuring functional states of the integrated circuit memory
    Patent number: 7441102
    Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a processor configured for fetching and executing opcodes, a system bus, and a memory coupled to the processor via the system bus. The memory includes logic circuitry for detecting functional states of the memory, wherein the memory (a) supplies one or more programmed opcodes in response to detection of first functional states of the memory, and (b) supplies a hard coded opcode in response to detection of second functional states of the memory. The second functional states of the memory can include one or more of erase, write, self-test, and check-sum. The first functional states of the memory can include a functional state other than a second functional state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventor: Douglas M. Shade